| Quemar las Naves | |
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| Directed by | Francisco France Alba |
| Produced by | Laura Imperiale & Maria Navarro |
| Written by | Maria Reneé & Francisco Franco ALba |
| Starring | Irene Azuela Angel Onésimo Claudette Maillé |
| Music by | Jose Alfredo Rangel & Alejandro Giacoman |
| Cinematography | Lizzet Ponce |
| Release date(s) | October 2007 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | Spanish |
Quemar las Naves (English title: Burn the Bridges) is a 2007 Mexican film directed by Francisco Franco-Alba, based on the script co-written by actress Maria Reneé. The film was shot in the Mexican state of Zacatecas and addresses issues such as incest and homosexuality. It officially premiered in October 2007 at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia.
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Helena (Irene Azuela) and Sebastian (Ángel Onésimo Nevárez) are a teenaged brother and sister who have been reunited at their home while looking after their ailing mother, Eugenia (Claudette Maille). Eugenia has been diagnosed with cancer and doesn't have long to live, and it has fallen to Helena and Sebastian to care for her in her last months, with Helena (who is older) spending her days with her mother while Sebastian goes to school and looks in on Eugenia in the evenings. Helena finds herself strongly attracted to Sebastian, but while he also has feelings for her, he's also drawn to men, most notably roughneck schoolmate Juan (Bernardo Benitez). As the reality of their mother's fate becomes clearer, Helena and Sebastian's confusion about love, mortality and family becomes more acute, and circumstances become even more muddled when they take in a boarder, Aurora (Jessica Segura), and Sebastian falls in with wealthy Ismael (Ramón Valdes).
The film won two awards in 2008: the Golden Ariel for Best Actress (Irene Azuela) and the Silver Ariel for Best Original Music (Alejandro Giacomán, Joselo Rangel).
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