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Identifying Features (2020)

Identifying Features poster
Original title
Sin Señas Particulares
Directed by
Fernanda Valadez
Genre
drama film, road movie
Country
Mexico, Spain
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother travels through Mexico searching for her son who disappeared while trying to cross the border. Along the way she meets other people looking for lost loved ones.

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What happens

Identifying Features (Spanish: Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Fernanda Veladez who co-wrote with Astrid Rondero. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay. It is about the many immigrants who often go missing or die on their journeys. Most of the main characters are mothers trying to find their children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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