This drama features three stories about the bonds between children and absent parents. A Cuban boy who lives in poverty with his mother longs to visit his father in the United States, a Moroccan girl attempts to reunite with her father, and in Mexico, and a boy disobeys his father to visit a strange lagoon. These related vignettes showcase the powerful hold that parents have upon their children, which often remains strong despite their absence.
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Carmen Maura
Esperanza
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Vanessa Bauche
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Susana González
Caridad
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Héctor Suárez
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Sanaa Alaoui
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Adrian Alonso
Prisciliano Martinez
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Jorge Milo
Ángel
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Naoufal Azzouz
Abdulatif
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Nuria Badih
Fatima
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Martha Higareda
Erendira
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Gustavo Loza Director · Héctor Ruíz Composer Abe Yepez Composer
United States release February 11, 2006 · Produced in Mexico · Production Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Matatena Films
Production
Adicta Films
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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
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Matatena Films
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Mexico
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Original title
Al otro lado
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · October 2, 2004
Premiere · Morelia Film Festival
Mexico · June 1, 2005
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2006
Limited theatrical · Portland International Film Festival
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