Yo
Matías Meyer | Drama, Fiction
2015 | 80 minutes | Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Dominican Republic
Based on the story by Nobel Prize winner Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Yo follows a young man with limited mental skills as he befriends an eleven-year-old girl who will change his life forever.
Synopsis
Yo is a strong young man, but with limited mental skills. He says he is fifteen years old, although he seems to be older. He lives and works in his mother's restaurant by a busy freeway. Yo loves his mother but hates her lover. One day he meets Elena, an eleven-year-old girl, who will change his life forever.
The film is based on the short story by French writer and Literature Nobel Prize winner Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
Citation
Main credits
Meyer, Matías (film director)
Meyer, Matías (screenwriter)
Meyer, Matías (film producer)
Silva Gómez, Raúl (actor)
Mendoza, Elizabeth (actor)
Rojas Nieto, Ignacio (actor)
Auger, Alexandre (screenwriter)
Bárcenas, Julio (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Gerardo Barroso; editing, León Felipe González; music, Galo Durán, Chac Moola.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Disabilities
Family
Literature
Mental Health
Sociology
Youth
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Morelia International Film Festival - Best Film, Best Actor; International Film Festival Rotterdam; Havana Film Festival - Best Sound; Fribourg Film Festival - Jury Award; Aeiwl Awards - Best Adaptation Nominee; Stocholm Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Matías Meyer
NATIONALITY: Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Dominican Republic
YEAR: 2015
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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