Daniel & Ana

    Genre
    Drama, Biography
  • |
    • Runtime
    90 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2010
  • |
    • Countries
    Mexico
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Michel Franco
WRITTEN BY:
Michel Franco
CAST INCLUDES:
Dario Yazbek Bernal, Marimar Vega, José María Torre

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"Compelling! Startling! Thought-provoking! Unsettling!" raves Screen Daily. The Cannes Film Festival official selection DANIEL & ANA, "the spare, relentlessly controlled debut feature of the Mexican director Michel Franco" (New York Times) is based on the true story of two siblings and best friends Daniel and Ana. Both are at pivotal, defining moments in their contented lives. Ana is about to be married, Daniel is a gregarious teenager discovering his personal and sexual identity. Yet their harmony is instantly shattered when they are kidnapped and are forced to engage in an unforgettable act for their freedom. Their old lives become a distant memory and nothing will ever be the same again.

SYNOPSIS

Based on the true story of two siblings and best friends, who are forced to deal with unimaginable trauma after they are kidnapped and forced to have sex on camera.

Daniel & Ana

    Genre
    Drama, Biography
  • |
    • Runtime
    90 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2010
  • |
    • Countries
    Mexico
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Michel Franco
WRITTEN BY
Michel Franco
CAST INCLUDES
Dario Yazbek Bernal, Marimar Vega, José María Torre
"Compelling! Startling! Thought-provoking! Unsettling!" raves Screen Daily. The Cannes Film Festival official selection DANIEL & ANA, "the spare, relentlessly controlled debut feature of the Mexican director Michel Franco" (New York Times) is based on the true story of two siblings and best friends Daniel and Ana. Both are at pivotal, defining moments in their contented lives. Ana is about to be married, Daniel is a gregarious teenager discovering his personal and sexual identity. Yet their harmony is instantly shattered when they are kidnapped and are forced to engage in an unforgettable act for their freedom. Their old lives become a distant memory and nothing will ever be the same again.

Based on the true story of two siblings and best friends, who are forced to deal with unimaginable trauma after they are kidnapped and forced to have sex on camera.

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