Drama · Mexico · 2010 · 15m

The Cu Bird's Last Song

El último canto del pájaro cú

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Director
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Cast
Mario Balandra as Ulises Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Lauro Karina Gidi as La China Alfonso Bravo as Armando Joaquín Chablé as Papá de Ulises Ilse Salas as Sra. Ramírez
Crew
Ana García — Editor Alonso Ruizpalacios — Screenplay Claudia Valdéz — Producer
Synopsis

Minutes before his death in the general ward of a city hospital, Ulises, a terminal patient in his fifties, reconstructs the fragments of his life. Lauro, a young and smiling nearby patient accompanies him on his final agony, reliving all Ulises' missed opportunities.

Mood & Themes
afterlifesurrealismterminal illnesshospitaldyingmemoriesshort film
Key Collaborators
Alonso Ruizpalacios Director Ana García Editor Alonso Ruizpalacios Screenplay Claudia Valdéz Producer
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