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Spanish | Sin Señas Particulares |
Directed by | Fernanda Valadez |
Written by | Fernanda Valadez Astrid Rondero |
Produced by | Astrid Rondero Fernanda Valadez Jack Zagha Yossy Zagha |
Starring | Mercedes Hernández David Illescas Juan Jesús Varela Ana Laura Rodríguez Laura Elena Ibarra Xicoténcatl Ulloa |
Cinematography | Claudia Becerril Bulos |
Edited by | Fernanda Valadez Astrid Rondero Susan Korda |
Music by | Clarice Jensen |
Production company | Corpulenta |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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Identifying Features ( Spanish: Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Fernanda Veladez who co-wrote with Astrid Rondero. [1] [2] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay. [3] [4] It is about the many immigrants who often go missing or die on their journeys. [5] [6] Most of the main characters are mothers trying to find their children. [7]
It has a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A slow-burning descent into desperation, Identifying Features uses one shattered family's ordeal to offer a harrowing look at the immigrant experience." [8] According to Metacritic, which sampled 15 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim". [9]
Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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63rd Ariel Awards | Best Picture | Corpulenta Producciones, FOPROCINE, Avanti Pictures, EnAguas Cine, Nephilim Producciones. Dir. Fernanda Valadez | Won | [10] |
Best Director | Fernanda Valadez | Won | ||
Best Actress | Mercedes Hernández | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | David Illescas | Won | ||
Best Breakthrough Performance | Ana Laura Rodríguez | Nominated | ||
Juan Jesús Varela | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero | Won | ||
Best Sound | Omar Juárez, Milton Aceves, Alejandro Mayorquín, Misael Hernández "Topillo" | Nominated | ||
Best Original Score | Clarice Jensen | Nominated | ||
Best Makeup | Neftalí Zamora, Tanía Larizza | Nominated | ||
Best Art Design | Dalia Reyes | Nominated | ||
Best Visual Effects | Darío Basile, Curro Muñoz, Lara Gómez del Pulgar, Mario Lucero Recio, Carlos Claramunt Terol, Jaime Rafael Fuente, Pablo Lamosa Barros, Ricardo G. Elipe, Antonio Ramos Ramos | Won | ||
Best Special Effects | José Ángel Cordero, Mahonrri Laurencio Cordero Ortiz, José Martínez «Josh» [note 1] | Nominated | ||
Best Editing | Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero, Susan Korda | Won | ||
Best Cinematography | Claudia Becerril Bulos | Won | ||
Best First Feature | Fernanda Valadez | Won | ||
Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition | Identifying Features | Nominated | [13] |
World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award | Identifying Features | Won | ||
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay | Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez for Identifying Features | Won | ||
Gotham Awards | Best International Feature | Identifying Features | Won | [14] |
68th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Horizontes Award | Identifying Features | Won | [15] |
Spanish Cooperation Award | Identifying Features | Won | ||
Zurich Film Festival | Golden Eye | Identifying Features | Won | [16] |
Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Golden Alexander | Identifying Features | Won | [17] |
Morelia International Film Festival | OJO for Mexican Feature Film | Identifying Features | Won | [18] |
Audience Award for Mexican Feature Film | Identifying Features | Won | ||
Award for Best Actress in a Mexican Feature Film | Mercedes Hernández | Won |
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Identifying Features | |
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Spanish | Sin Señas Particulares |
Directed by | Fernanda Valadez |
Written by | Fernanda Valadez Astrid Rondero |
Produced by | Astrid Rondero Fernanda Valadez Jack Zagha Yossy Zagha |
Starring | Mercedes Hernández David Illescas Juan Jesús Varela Ana Laura Rodríguez Laura Elena Ibarra Xicoténcatl Ulloa |
Cinematography | Claudia Becerril Bulos |
Edited by | Fernanda Valadez Astrid Rondero Susan Korda |
Music by | Clarice Jensen |
Production company | Corpulenta |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries |
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Languages |
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Identifying Features ( Spanish: Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Fernanda Veladez who co-wrote with Astrid Rondero. [1] [2] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay. [3] [4] It is about the many immigrants who often go missing or die on their journeys. [5] [6] Most of the main characters are mothers trying to find their children. [7]
It has a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A slow-burning descent into desperation, Identifying Features uses one shattered family's ordeal to offer a harrowing look at the immigrant experience." [8] According to Metacritic, which sampled 15 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim". [9]
Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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63rd Ariel Awards | Best Picture | Corpulenta Producciones, FOPROCINE, Avanti Pictures, EnAguas Cine, Nephilim Producciones. Dir. Fernanda Valadez | Won | [10] |
Best Director | Fernanda Valadez | Won | ||
Best Actress | Mercedes Hernández | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | David Illescas | Won | ||
Best Breakthrough Performance | Ana Laura Rodríguez | Nominated | ||
Juan Jesús Varela | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero | Won | ||
Best Sound | Omar Juárez, Milton Aceves, Alejandro Mayorquín, Misael Hernández "Topillo" | Nominated | ||
Best Original Score | Clarice Jensen | Nominated | ||
Best Makeup | Neftalí Zamora, Tanía Larizza | Nominated | ||
Best Art Design | Dalia Reyes | Nominated | ||
Best Visual Effects | Darío Basile, Curro Muñoz, Lara Gómez del Pulgar, Mario Lucero Recio, Carlos Claramunt Terol, Jaime Rafael Fuente, Pablo Lamosa Barros, Ricardo G. Elipe, Antonio Ramos Ramos | Won | ||
Best Special Effects | José Ángel Cordero, Mahonrri Laurencio Cordero Ortiz, José Martínez «Josh» [note 1] | Nominated | ||
Best Editing | Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero, Susan Korda | Won | ||
Best Cinematography | Claudia Becerril Bulos | Won | ||
Best First Feature | Fernanda Valadez | Won | ||
Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition | Identifying Features | Nominated | [13] |
World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award | Identifying Features | Won | ||
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay | Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez for Identifying Features | Won | ||
Gotham Awards | Best International Feature | Identifying Features | Won | [14] |
68th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Horizontes Award | Identifying Features | Won | [15] |
Spanish Cooperation Award | Identifying Features | Won | ||
Zurich Film Festival | Golden Eye | Identifying Features | Won | [16] |
Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Golden Alexander | Identifying Features | Won | [17] |
Morelia International Film Festival | OJO for Mexican Feature Film | Identifying Features | Won | [18] |
Audience Award for Mexican Feature Film | Identifying Features | Won | ||
Award for Best Actress in a Mexican Feature Film | Mercedes Hernández | Won |
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