Abisal
Synopsis
A short film that addresses climate change, heat, and the social contrasts that exist in a port city like Acapulco in order to survive the high temperatures.
- Director
- José Salof
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Dead Sea

When a distant emergency disrupts a vacation in Acapulco, simmering tensions rise to the fore between scions of a wealthy British family.
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