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Abel

Diego Luna

Opening Film (In competition)

Synopsis
Cast & Crew

Abel is a 9 year-old boy whose behaviour and refusal to speak ends in his admission to a mental hospital near home. Convinced that reuniting him with his brother and sister could help his situation, his single mother persuades Abel's doctor to let the boy out for a week. With no father on the scene, Abel becomes a rather unconventional paternal figure who succeeds in drawing the family closer together. Until one day a man knocks on the door: his father.

Diego Luna

Earned international fame with his part in Alfonso Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también (2001), alongside his friend Gael García Bernal. The two were reunited on Carlos Cuarón’s movie, Rudo y cursi (2009). One of his latest films as an actor was Milk (2008), directed by Gus Van Sant. He made a documentary on the legendary boxer Julio César Chávez, J. C. Chávez (2007), selected for Tribeca Festival. Abel, his first fictional feature, was premiered at Sundance and given a Special Screening in the Official Selection at Cannes.

Director:

Diego Luna

Screenplay:

Diego Luna, Augusto Mendoza

Production:

Pablo Cruz, John Malkovich, Gael García Bernal
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Photography:

Patrick Murguía

Edition:

Miguel Schverdfinger

Cast:

Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza, José María Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Geraldine Alejandra

Sales:

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Running Time:

83 m.

HORIZONTES AWARD. "ABEL", Diego Luna (Mexico)

EUSKALTEL YOUTH AWARD. "ABEL", Diego Luna (Mexico)

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Director: Diego Luna

Diego Luna - ABEL

John Malkovich

The actor produces the film Abel, Diego Luna's debut, presented in Horizontes Latinos' section

Abel

Mexican actor and director Diego Luna has presented the film to the audience

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The film's producers Pablo Cruz and John Malkovich and the director Diego Luna during the presentation at the Kursaal Auditorium

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Diego Luna is grateful for the warm reception from the public

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John Malkovich after leading Diego Luna in theater in Mexico City, decided to produce the film Abel

Diego Luna and John Malkovich

They have introduced the Horizontes Latinos' Selection

Closing Ceremony

Diego Luna has been awarded with the Horizontes Award for the film Abel, his directorial debut

Closing Ceremony

The director Diego Luna has received the Euskaltel Youth Award

Closing Ceremony

Diego Luna has been awarded twice with the Horizontes Award and Euskaltel Youth Award

Diego Luna, John Malkovich: Horizontes Award

Diego Luna, John Malkovich

Diego Luna, John Malkovich.