Cuates de Australia
Cuates de Australia
Everardo Gonzales
Mexico / 2012 / 90'
Cuates de Australia
Everardo Gonzales
Mexico / 2012 / 90'

The landscape of a remote stretch of plains in Coahuila, Mexico is as harsh as it is spectacular. The inhabitants of Cuates de Australia work from dawn ‘til dusk every day to eke out their survival, as their water supply dwindles and clouds drift by yielding not a drop of rain. And yet these people maintain their good cheer, with a combination of humility and acceptance. Their connection to the earth and sky seems to give them strength, and the hope for rain and new life doesn’t waver even when they have no choice but to leave their land, temporarily, in a mass exodus.

Language: Spanish

Subtitles: Italian

Director

Everardo Gonzales

Born in Fort Collins, USA, in 1971. Graduated from “Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana” in the Bachelor of Social Communication and from “Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica” in the Bachelor of Cinematography. Documentary Maker and Independent Producer, he made the documental sectors for the fiction feature film “Backyard: el traspatio”, directed by Carlos Carrera, work for which he received the Mexican award Silver Ariel for Best Cinematography in 2010.

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