Identifying Features
Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.
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Cast
32 people
Mercedes Hernández
Magdalena
Known for
Somos.
The Secret of the River
David Illescas
Miguel
Known for
Prayers for the Stolen
Juan Jesús Varela
Jesús
Known for
Sujo
Ana Lauda Rodríguez
Olivia
No other roles listed
Armando García
Rigo
Also in
Un pedazo de noche
Las Muertas de Juárez
Laura Elena Ibarra
Chuya
No other roles listed
Juan Pablo Acevedo
Public Ministry Agent
Also in
Rutaceae
Xicoténcatl Ulloa
Pedro
No other roles listed
Jessica Martínez García
Nurse
No other roles listed
Maria Luisa Juàrez
Forensic Chemist
No other roles listed
Ricardo Luna
State Agent
Known for
Sujo
Julieta Rodríguez
Forensic Technician
Fernanda Valadez Director · Astrid Rondero Screenplay Clarice Jensen Composer
United States release January 22, 2021 · Produced in Mexico, Spain · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Avanti Pictures
Production
Corpulenta Producciones
Production
EnAguas Cine
Production
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Production
Nephilim Producciones
Production
Mexico · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sin señas particulares
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2020
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Spain · November 27, 2020
Theatrical
United States · January 22, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States
July 16, 2020 · Premiere · Provincetown Film Festival Reimagine
September 25, 2020 · Premiere · AFI Latin American Film Festival / Crested Butte Film Festival
October 15, 2020 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
November 6, 2020 · Premiere · Tacoma Film Festival
March 5, 2021 · Premiere · Portland International Film Festival
Albania
September 25, 2021 · Premiere · Tirana International Film Festival
Australia
August 6, 2020 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 16, 2020 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
May 8, 2021 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
Belgium
April 21, 2020 · Premiere · MOOOV Film Festival
April 21, 2020 · Digital · MOOOV Film Festival
China
August 2, 2020 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Cyprus
April 19, 2021 · Premiere · Cyprus Film Days International Festival
France
September 30, 2020 · Premiere · Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et latino-américain
October 15, 2020 · Premiere · Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux
July 4, 2021 · Premiere · La Rochelle Film Festival
September 22, 2021 · Theatrical
Germany
December 10, 2020 · Theatrical
April 27, 2021 · Premiere · Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt
Greece
November 14, 2020 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
October 14, 2021 · Theatrical
India
March 6, 2022 · Premiere · Bengaluru International Film Festival
Israel
October 5, 2020 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
Japan
November 4, 2020 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
November 4, 2020 · Digital
Lithuania
March 20, 2020 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival
Mexico
October 28, 2020 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia
Netherlands
July 1, 2021 · Theatrical
Norway
March 8, 2021 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
Peru
August 21, 2020 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Lima
Russia
June 27, 2020 · Premiere · Mirror Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival
June 27, 2020 · Digital · Mirror Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival
Singapore
November 30, 2020 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Spain
September 22, 2020 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
Sweden
November 12, 2020 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
September 27, 2020 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
September 27, 2020 · Digital
Taiwan
June 26, 2020 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
Ukraine
August 30, 2020 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
August 30, 2020 · Digital · Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist"
United Kingdom
October 15, 2020 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 1, 2021 · Digital
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