The Echo12A

Directed by Tatiana Huezo | Mexico | 2023 | 1h 42m | Spanish w/ English subtitles

In the isolated Mexican village of El Eco, three rural families care for their sheep amidst frost and drought, while also looking after their elderly members. From an early age, the village children begin to grasp the complexities of life’s beauty and challenges. This poetic film by acclaimed director Tatiana Huezo (Prayers for the Stolen) captures the rhythms, struggles, and shared joys of their existence. Winner of the Encounters Documentary Film Award at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.

Reviews

‘A distinctive, perhaps unique kind of intuitive, immersive filmmaking.’
★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘An intimate, immersive portrait of a way of life – its rhythms, hardships and its communal joys – told through the eyes of the young people who rarely question it.’
Wendy Ide, Screen International

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