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The Guardian of Memory

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Lawyer Carlos Spector fights for asylum rights for Mexicans who try to immigrate to the United States to escape from cartel violence.

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Erick Estrada Cinegarage 11/30/2022
A devastating documentary that brilliantly tells a story beyond the cases it portrays. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/23/2020
It's an important piece of reportage that's also an aesthetic jewel of unconventional documentary technique. Go to Full Review Ricardo Gallegos Shuffle Online 10/02/2020
An impactful, wise and bone-chilling work that tries to keep alive the memory of a massacred town and its survivors. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat 05/20/2020
8/10
Arteaga sits with many of the survivors telling one horror story after another in what could be best described as a modern-day Holocaust. Go to Full Review Alonso Díaz de la Vega El Universal 11/27/2019
The Guardian of Memory finds in the camera a resource to do more than only show us his interviewees as many other documentaries do. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Fernanda Solórzano Letras Libres 11/27/2019
The beautiful images express the desolation of these stories. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Marcela Arteaga

Director

Marcela Arteaga

Writer

Fabián Hofman

Producer

Axel Pedraza

Cinematographer

Javier Campos

Film Editing

Alvaro Ruiz Mayagoitia

Original Music

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lawyer Carlos Spector fights for asylum rights for Mexicans who try to immigrate to the United States to escape from cartel violence.
Director
Marcela Arteaga
Producer
Fabián Hofman
Screenwriter
Marcela Arteaga
Production Co
Gefilte Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 33m