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El Sueño del Mara'akame (2016)

El Sueño del Mara'akame poster
Original title
El sueño del Mara'akame
Directed by
Federico Cecchetti
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young boy dreams of traveling to Mexico City with his band, but his father, a Huichol shaman, has other plans for his future. The story follows their differing visions for the boy's life.

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What happens

Mara'akame's Dream (Spanish: El sueño del Mara'akame) is a 2016 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Federico Cecchetti. The film plot is about a young boy who dreams to travel to Mexico City to play with his band, but his father, a Mara'akame (chaman huichol), has a different plan for his future. The film premiered at the 14th Morelia International Film Festival and was awarded Best First of Second Mexican Feature Film. El sueño del Mara'akame received 12 nominations for the 59th Ariel Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won two, for Best Original Music and Best First Work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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