The Crying of the Sea

The Crying of the Sea

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 20, 2023

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

El llanto de las tortugas

Production Companies

Jacalito Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Estudios Churubusco Azteca

Director

Jaime Villa

Budget

$200,000

Description

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to call themselves predators of the sea until one day they became unable to kill a sea turtle. Submerged in a crisis, they embark on a journey to try to save their way of life and of their fishing town through the creation of an environmental community group in charge of protecting sea turtles.