Spanish-speaking cinema will be represented in the official section of the Karlovy Vary Festival of this year by «Thyrisia«.
The film is the second work by Mexican director Jorge Pérez Solano, who made his feature film debut in 2009 with «Spiral«, A film that received two nominations at the Ariel Awards.
Jorge Perez Solano makes its debut on the European festival circuit with a drama that tells us about sadness and how it can make a person sick.
"La tirisia", a title that refers to the name by which the Mexican woman is known in Mexico. perpetual sadness, tells the story of Cheba and Serafina, a couple from a remote rural setting in Mexico who fall ill with sadness after being forced to abandon their children.
This tough film is already compared to the work of his compatriot Amat Escalante, who are "Heli«, A film that was one of the sensations at the 2013 edition of the Cannes Film Festival and that led its director to win the award for best director.
This year one of the great bets of Mexican cinema on the European scene is "La tirisia", a film that is opting for the Crystal globe for the best film at the prestigious Karlovy Vary Film Festival.