Leona (2018)

Directed by

Isaac Cherem

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

18A

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Jewish woman in Mexico City falls in love with a non-Jewish man. The film follows the challenges and emotions that come from this relationship.

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What happens

Leona is a 2018 Mexican drama film and the feature film directorial debut of Isaac Cherem. It was written by Cherem and Naian González Norvind. González Norvind also stars as the protagonist as a young Jewish woman in Mexico City that falls for a non-Jewish man, Iván (Christian Vazquez). The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on 22 October 2018. The film also featured in the schedule of several international Jewish film festivals such as Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Poland's Jewish Motifs International Film Festival and the UK Jewish Film Festival. According to Cherem, the film was released in Mexican cinemas in October 2019 followed by a North American theatrical release by Menemsha Films between the next year and 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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