2 Films & TV Shows Set In Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

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  Fireflies

  Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

  Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

  Released in 2018 • 88 minutes
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  I Dream in Another Language

  Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave The 2010s The 1960s

  An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.

  Released in 2017 • 101 minutes