Nel pozzo

In the Pit
by Juan Carlos Rulfo Documentary Messico 2006 85'

According to an old Mexican legend, for each bridge built the devil demands a human soul as guarantee that the bridge will not collapse. En el hoyo tells the story of the workers building the Periférico elevated highway in Mexico City. A monster of asphalt, steel and concrete, the highway will change the urban landscape and the lives of city residents. Juan Carlos Rulfo depicts the lives, dreams, hopes and harsh reality of the hundreds of masons and carpenters at work on the road, as well as the toil, friendship and companionship and sense of dignity and will to survive that mark these men. Yet, as legend has it, the day of reckoning will arrive…


Director:

Juan Carlos Rulfo

Country:

Messico

Film submission

26° Festival

CINEMAMBIENTE

05 June - 11 June 2023
TORINO

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