19:45h - Sunday May 5

EL DÍA ES LARGO Y OSCURO

Sala 2 Cines Golem – Alhóndiga
Duration:74 min
Origin:Mexico - France - Colombia
Year:2024

Vera, a teenage girl that cannot control her thirst for blood, lives in depression. With the help of Cruz, her father, she tries to calm her deadly instincts. This movie portrays the fragility of the emotional bond between a father dealing with a daughter who doesn’t want to live and is afraid to attack her mother and the boy she likes.

Director
Director:Julio Hernández Cordón

Julio Hernández Cordón studied educational communication and later film, but he considers himself an autodidact, he worked in two record stores, in the culture section of two newspapers, he organized clandestine parties for three years, he edited a fanzine. He has given script and direction workshops all over Central America, he directed, programmed and produced two contemporary film programs in Guatemala, he has written, directed and produced nine films. He has won awards at festivals. He has a baseball team called “The Beispistols”, he collects bicycles, in the mornings he goes out with his bike and gets lost in the city, he hasn't owned a car for ten years and his life has improved. He spies and interviews the people he knows. He is a father.

Cast & crew
Screenplay:Julio Hernández Cordón.
Production:Julio Hernández Cordón.
Music:Alberto Torres.
Edition:Eduardo Palenque.
Cast:Luis Alberti, Carla Nieto, Pablo Guisa Koestinger, Isabel Jiménez, Simón Ruzi, Mila Mijangos Martínez, Dolorez Pérez, Eli Acosta