The Promise
A talented rural student struggles with his teacher and fellow students.
Óscar Blancarte
Director
Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Óscar Blancarte
The bishop of Culiacan and three priests are dedicated to investigate the alleged miracles of Jesus Malverde, a bandit deceased at the end of XIX century who is said, stole from the rich and gave to the poor; which is enough reason for the locals to venerate him.
Minerva, a middle age writer, decides to break the uncertainty that prevents her from creating the novel that for years she has nested in her mind. Unintentionally, she returns to the port where she was born and she encounters a past full of ghosts and chimeras. Paradoxically, she founds herself because of this journey back home, so she begins writing the story of her life, of her own childhood, with its magical past and tragedy.
An episodic film showing death, in various forms, in line with the mexican idiosyncrasy.
Two old women who live in a mansion, which is locked between two skyscrapers, hate their neighbors because they are rebel medicine students who party all day long. One day, one of the old ladies get sick and is saved by one of the students, arousing a weird friendship and an opportunity to discover new experiences and change behavior patterns.
Evil street hustler plays out elaborate psychodramas with his janes and johns. They end up regretting they invited him home with them.
Vicky The Devil is an urban Cinderella drag queen in the quest for a prince charming and her own “happy ending”. One night, Vicky gets hit by Concepcion’s car, an ultra conservative retired teacher addicted to casino slot machines. Despite belonging to opposite worlds, Vicky and Concepcion will become close friends. Their friendship will put to the test when Vicky’s dark side shows its head.
In the city of Latinopolis a man named Sacro is hired by a powerful company to carry out a very dangerous mission with the help of Caos, an angel hunter. Meanwhile in another part of the city Susana and Miguel, two Alter-globalization supporters are looking for their sister Susana, who mysteriously disappeared. In their search they will cross paths with an assorted mix of characters that are lost somehow in this unbelievable but true story of craziness and love.
