Tanten overtar ansvaret for 4-årige Sujo, og gjør det til sin livsoppgave å bryte den onde sirkelen som lett kunne ført ham inn i farens fotspor. Utfordringene melder seg likevel for fullt når han kommer opp i tenårene. Men selv om en reise til Mexico City gir ham pusterom, er kartellenes tentakler lange. Et uventet møte med en universitetsprofessor i storbyen, gir ham imidlertid et dyrebart og dypt ønsket lys i tunnelen. Prisvinner fra Sundance Film Festival og et spennende nytt og friskt pust i en sjanger, der utsiktene til å overleve og skape et alternativ til vold og tidlig død ofte er forstemmende små.

Fernanda Valadez (f. 1981)er en meksikansk produsent, manusforfatter og regissør. Hun regidebuterte med Identifying Features i 2019 som hun skrev sammen med meksikanske regissør og manusforfatter Astrid Rondero (f. 1989). Sammen har de regissert og skrevet Sujo.

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The 4-year-old son of a Sicario is left to fend for himself when his father is murdered, but he chooses a different future rather than following in his father’s footsteps. An award winner at this year’s Sundance Festival.

The aunt takes over responsibility for 4-year-old Sujo, making it her life's mission to break the vicious cycle that could easily lead him to follow in his father's footsteps. However, challenges arise fully when he reaches his teenage years. Although a trip to Mexico City gives him some respite, the cartels' tentacles are long. However, an unexpected encounter with a university professor in the big city gives him a precious and deeply desired light at the end of the tunnel. Award winner from the Sundance Film Festival and an exciting new breath of fresh air in a genre where the prospects of survival and creating an alternative to violence and early death are often discouragingly small.

Fernanda Valadez (b. 1981) is a Mexican producer, screenwriter, and director. She made her directorial debut with Identifying Features in 2019, which she co-wrote with Mexican director and screenwriter Astrid Rondero (b. 1989). Together, they directed and wrote Sujo.