The Crying of the Sea

Name: The Crying of the Sea
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 hr 6 min
Cast: Cosme Damián Becerra, Mónica Esquer Encinas, Cosme Becerra Esquer, Maribel Becerra Esquer, Sebastián Becerra Esquer

"A family of fishermen on the coast of Sonora, Mexico, search for a balance between their survival and that of their environment."Movie

StarringCosme Damián BecerraMónica Esquer EncinasCosme Becerra Esquer

DirectorJaime Villa

WriterJaime Villa

NR 1 hr 6 minDocumentary

Plot

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to call themselves predators of the sea until one day they became unable to kill a sea turtle. Submerged in a crisis, they embark on a journey to try to save their way of life and of their fishing town through the creation of an environmental community group in charge of protecting sea turtles.

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Movie Details

Movie Budget:$200,000

Original Language:Spanish

Production Companies:Jacalito Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

The Crying of the Sea on the Web:Official Website

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