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Dust to Dust (2000)

Dust to Dust poster
Original title
Por la libre
Directed by
Juan Carlos de Llaca
Genre
road movie, coming-of-age film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two Mexican teenagers take a road trip from Mexico City to Acapulco. They are carrying out their grandfather's final wish.

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What happens

Por la libre (released internationally under the English title Dust to Dust) is a 2000 Mexican road movie directed by Juan Carlos de Llaca, narrating the journey of two Mexican teenagers from Mexico City to Acapulco to accomplish their grandfather's last wish. The movie won the Audience Choice Award at the Chicago Latino Film Festival and a Special Mention at the Havana Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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