2020 | Mexico, United States | Fiction

Hijo de Monarcas (Son of Monarchs)

  • Spanish, English English 97 mins
  • Director | Alexis Gambis
  • Writer | Alexis Gambis
  • Producer | Abraham Dayan, Maria Altamirano

After the death of his grandmother, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán after many years. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his new hybrid identity, launching him on a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.

Film Habitats
Alexis Gambis
DIRECTOR
Maria Altamirano
PRODUCER
Lupita Peckinpah
PRODUCTION_DESIGNER
Tenoch Huerta
ACTOR
Andres Saldaña
OTHER
Cristobal MarYán
COMPOSER
Elia Balada
FILM_EDITOR
William Mapother
ACTOR
Alejandro Mejia
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Thomas Campbell Jackson
PRODUCER
Sami Mahmood
CONTRIBUTOR
Veronica Castillo
CAST_AND_CREW
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