Summaries

A man who travels back to the house of his father, grandfather and backwards.

A man who travels back to the house of his father, grandfather and backwards. He is in search for his salvation and his son salvation from a family curse. The movie mixes the personal life of the ancestors of this man as well as historical moments for México such as The Reform War, the Mexican Revolution, etc.—<[email protected]>

Arcángel can't sleep. His wife leaves him. Arcangel gets a message from his brother telling that their father is very sick. Arcangel and his son travel to hometown, the familiy house looks abandoned, only Isabel, a misterious old woman, is there. His father and brother are dead for so many years. "The french came and bruoght the gun and the coyote took away the sleepiness". Tranquilino, the grand grand father looked at the eyes of the coyote, since then the horror of a crime and the hell of being unable to sleep will chase them. Teresa is pregnant. Arcangel knows that a curse is coming. "It's said that only love can save them from disgrace, but that's crap. Love doesn't exist."—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • man
  • house
  • angel
  • archangel michael
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 20, 2003
Countries of origin Mexico
Language Spanish
Filming locations Alvarado, Oaxaca, Mexico
Production companies Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA) Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE)

Box office

Gross worldwide $19590

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 48m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio

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