Rezeta presented by Cinema Tropical
Directed by Fernando Frías
83min/2012/Mexico/Spanish with English subtitles
Winner of the Grand Jury Narrative Prize at Slamdance, Frías' auspicious directorial debut follows Rezeta, a 21-year-old model born in Albania, arrives in Mexico City after living off of her beauty in many different countries. Soon she meets Alex, the guy in charge of cleaning her trailer during her first commercial gig in Mexico. Their friendship unfolds naturally, but after two failed attempts at dating stereotypical Mexican males Rezeta becomes romantically interested in Alex. This is the story of their complicated love.
Q&A with Carlos Gutierrez (Cinema Tropical) and director Fernando Frias