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Nacho’s quiet life changes radically when his eccentric neighbor, Don Guillermo, asks him for help to prove that “someone” visits him at night. Diving into Guillermo’s troubled past and driven by his own curiosity, Nacho finds himself drawn into a series of strange events that take him to the brink of the inexplicable.
This documentary unveils evidence of corruption in the investigation into the murder of five people in the Narvarte neighborhood of Mexico City in 2015.
Behind the dark, sensuous and almost hallucinatory images, a grim story is smouldering about a school teacher and social activist, who after a questionable trial was convicted for killing four police officers in a Mexican province.
Rejected by Mexican Catholic hierarchy and venerated by the masses, he has been compared to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Niño Fidencio (1898-1938) lived as a medicine man, spiritual healer and spiritualist medium. His actions were captured in historical images, some of which are still preserved. This documentary reflects on the current crisis of personal faith and religious institutions.
Following a suicide attempt, 19 year old Lito travels from Monterrey to Querétaro to visit his 20 years old cousin Koko; where he joins his group of friends with the intention of selling drugs to pay for a weekend trip to the beaches of Michoacán. Among psychotropic pills, LSD and mushrooms; among improvised friendships and trips to nature, a bond is created reinforcing their friendship; while Lito seems to find the path towards reconciliation.
