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  • About the film
  • Plot summary
  • Swedish censorship / rating
  • Technical specifications
  • Comments
  • Original work
  • Holdings Film
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  • Holdings Archive materials
  • Holdings Scripts
  • Holdings Stills
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Original title De bortklippta
Film type Short
Category Documentary
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Plot summary

Roberto left Mexico when he was 17. Now he comes back with his 4 year old daughter. Growing up in Mexico City, Roberto had seen haunting photographs at his grandmothers house: children, who’s...

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Plot summary

Roberto left Mexico when he was 17. Now he comes back with his 4 year old daughter. Growing up in Mexico City, Roberto had seen haunting photographs at his grandmothers house: children, who’s faces had been erased, cut out, taped over – images about which no-one will speak openly. They are simply referred to as "the erased ones" and Roberto has only heard their real names mentioned in hushed conversation – and never in front of his grandmother.
Nobody in the family dares to talk to his grandmother about these pictures. But Roberto always had a special relationship with her and if there ever was a perfect occasion to raise the forbidden subject – it would be her 90th birthday party, when his entire family will be assembled. Not wanting his daughter to grow up in a family full of secrets he decides to confront his family over their dark and secret story.

Production location

Mexico

Release dates

Festival showing 2011-03-11 Victoria Stockholm Sweden 28 min (Tempo Dokumentärfilmfestival 6-11 mars, 2012)
TV showing 2012-01-19 SVT 2 Sweden Dialogspråk: svenska och spanska.
Festival showing 2012-02-07 Bio Rio Stockholm Sweden 28 min (Tempo Dokumentärfilmfestival 6-11 mars, 2012)

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