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2nd Annual
Cine Mexicano:The Mexican Film Series
August-November 2000

Friday, Sept. 15th at 5:15 & 9:45 p.m.,
Saturday, Sept. 16th at 2:30 & 5:15 p.m. and
Sunday, Sept. 17th at 2:30 & 9:45 p.m., and
Monday, Sept. 18th thru Thursday, Sept. 21st
nightly at 5:15, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.

In a modern Latin American police state, everyday corruption has entered the digital domain. The murder of an important trade union leader seems at first to be just another ordinary crime of passion, one of the hundreds that occur every day in Mexico City. But of course, nothing is as it seems, and the murder soon turns out to be linked to a widespread money laundering operation. Marco Antonio, an unemployed reporter, is asked to write a major article about the crime. At the same time, Magaña, a mediocre lawyer, is hired to defend Claudia Jimenez, who is accused of the crime. But who is making these requests? Both men are led by a "voice" that spies, gives advice and issues commands via phone and e-mail. While they work on their assignments, the reporter and the lawyer slowly discover that they are caught up in a sprawling web of power and intrigue and that the parallel lines of their respective investigations will never cross.

About the filmmaker:
An experienced director of both film and television projects, Francisco Athié has studied cinema in London and the prestigious Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City. His work has been exhibited internationally, and Fibra Optica has most recently been shown at the Montreal World Festival and the Portland Film Festival. Athié is one of the brightest new visionaries in the new wave of Mexican filmmakers.

At Mann Hazard Center 7 (7510 Hazard Center Drive in Mission Valley)

TXS: $7 General Admission / $5 Students and Seniors

Individual tickets can be purchased prior to each screening at the Mann Hazard Center 7 box office.

Rated R.

*Film and screening times are subject to change.