A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 18, 2016
Original Title:
Soy Nero
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Mexico
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 120
The border fence between Mexico and the United States is part of their lives; Mexican youths use it as a volleyball net on the beach, holding their own kind of international matches with their opposite numbers on the other side. When Nero scales the metres-high metal bars we suspect that he has done this often before: because nothing is going to divert him from his dream of becoming a US citizen. He follows the traces of his older brother which lead him to Los Angeles and the mansions of the rich and famous where he gazes incredulously at this very different lifestyle with its pools and double garages that he soon hopes will be his. His only chance of quickly acquiring a green card, however, is by volunteering for military service. Before he knows it, Nero finds himself in the desert landscape of the war zones of the Middle East, fighting for his citizenship with a machine gun in his hand.
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Co-Producer:
Sebastián Celis
Georges Schoucair
Nicolás Celis
Costume Design:
Alexis Scott
Dialogue Editor:
Tobias Bilz
Director:
Rafi Pitts
Director of Photography:
Hristos Karamanis
Editor:
Danielle Anezin
Key Hair Stylist:
Peter Kukla
Key Makeup Artist:
Kimberly Graczyk
Makeup Artist:
Jorge Fuentes
Producer:
Martin Hampel
Thanassis Karathanos
Rita Dagher
Production Design:
Malek Jahan Khazai
Max Biscoe
Set Decoration:
Jacob Alsbrook
Sound Designer:
Daniel Iribarren
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lars Ginzel
Writer:
Răzvan Rădulescu
Rafi Pitts
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