Tótem

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$Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather's home, helping with the preparations for a surprise party for her father. Throughout the day, chaos slowly takes over, fracturing the family's foundations. Sol will embrace the essence of letting go as a release for existence.$

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Seven-year-old Sol is spending the day at her grandfather's home, for a surprise party for Sol's father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, Sol comes to understand that her world is about to chang... Read allSeven-year-old Sol is spending the day at her grandfather's home, for a surprise party for Sol's father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, Sol comes to understand that her world is about to change dramatically.Seven-year-old Sol is spending the day at her grandfather's home, for a surprise party for Sol's father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, Sol comes to understand that her world is about to change dramatically.

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 24 wins & 40 nominations total

Tonatiuh
(as Mateo García Elizondo)

Teresa Sánchez

Cruz
(as Teresita Sánchez)

Iazua Larios

Lucia

Alberto Amador

Roberto

Juan Francisco Maldonado

Napo

Marisela Villarruel

Lúdica

Galia Mayer

Lukas Urquijo López

Chavita
(as Lukas Urquijo)

José Manuel Poncelis

Tío Octavio
(as Manuel Poncelis)

Alioth Gutiérrez

Tía Aurora

Rodrigo Lamas

Arielito

Abel Sánchez

Kayú

Pepe Aguilar

Iván

Georgina Tábora

Tía Claudia

Director
- Lila Avilés
Writer
- Lila Avilés
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Official submission of Mexico for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.

Connections
Referenced in Radio Dolin: Oscars 2024: The Best Films from around the World (2023)

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Featured review

6/10

Born to die

Tótem follows Sol, a seven-year-old girl, as she spends a day at her grandfather's house, where her family is making preparations for a surprise birthday party for Sol's father, Tona.

This movie could be described as a cinematic stream of consciousness since the family dynamics depict dysfunctionality seen in different ways in each character and how they manage with the fact that Tona has cancer and his deteriorated health make any future uncertain.

Tótem is efficient in saying without words. Communicating with images that speak louder than any dialogue could. This allows the development of the story to be smooth yet effective in an empathic and natural way.