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Northern Skies Over Empty Space (Spanish: El norte sobre el vacío) is a 2022 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella and written by Abella & Gabriel Nuncio, starring Gerardo Trejoluna and Paloma Petra. It is inspired by a true story where a Mexican cowboy and hunter, named Don Alejo Garza, defended his ranch from organized crime, who wanted to take it from him in 2010. It won the Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards for Gerardo Trejoluna at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival, as well as Best Movie in the Arieles.




Synopsis


Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter on the decline, but when the threat of losing his inheritance and his father's legacy looms, his entire life is turned dangerously upside down.




Cast


The actors participating in this film are:

Gerardo Trejoluna as Don Reynaldo
Paloma Petra as Rosa
Dolores Heredia as Sofía
Mayra Hermosillo as Lily
Francisco Barreiro as Elías
Mariana Villegas as Laura
Fernando Bonilla as Raúl
Juan Daniel García Treviño as Tello
Raúl Briones as Guzmán
Marco García as Arnulfo
Yahir Alday as Braulio
Gabriel Almaguer as Wenceslao
Bebo Cantú as Félix
Gabriel Nuncio as Pepón
Camille Mina as Vicky
Pato Alvarado as Adrián
Diego García as Beto
Mariel Alanís as Isis
Aglae Lingow as Bunny
Leonardo Huerta as Clown
Carlos Lenin as Cousin 1
Ernesto Treviño as Cousin 2
Oliver Cantú Lozano as Cowboy 1
Hamish Anderson as Cowboy 2




Production


Principal photography took place in the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, Mexico, where they had to deal with organized crime to film in peace.




Release


Northern Skies Over Empty Space had its international premiere on February 12, 2022, at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival as part of the Panorama selection. It premiered internationally on October 28, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.




Reception






= Critical reception

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Lee Marshall from Screendaily wrote: "The bravura of the transition between grim school drama and western, and the way the two genres coexist and intertwine, make it so rich [...] Outstanding performances from Trejoluna and Petra". Ernesto Diezmartínez from Letras Libres wrote: "The premise is compelling and, at least in the first few minutes, Márquez Abella promises a mocking take on heroism, virility, and toxic patriarchy ... Unfortunately, in the second part the film completely collapses, between dispersion and indecision: the class tensions between Don Reynaldo and all his employees –especially with the bragada Rosita– are more than obvious but are handled in a confusing way, there are telegraphed twists that go nowhere".




= Accolades

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References






External links


Northern Skies Over Empty Space at IMDb

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• Dolores Heredia
• 65th Ariel Awards
• 72nd Berlin International Film Festival
• Ariel Award for Best Picture
• List of Mexican films of 2022
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