THE GAZE OF THE SEA

LOS OJOS DEL MAR

By Jose ÁLVAREZ

PIANO - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, MEXICO / PROD

Documentary - Completed 2017


Festivals
& Awards

Guadalajara FICG 2017
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, GERMANY
    • Duration
    • 80 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jose ÁLVAREZ
    • Producer(s)
    • Julio CHAVEZMONTES (Piano), Ingmar TROST (SUTOR KOLONKO FILMPRODUKTION)
    • Synopsis
    • ​The Gaze ​of the Sea follows Hortensia, a native woman from Tuxpan with a troubled past​ who​ embarks on a journey through land and sea to gather testimonies and memories of the crew of a fishing boat that disappeared five years ago in Veracruz. Gradually, the journey becomes a quest to find the the meaning of life and death built around the mythologies and deepest yearnings of the people she comes across in her path.