Valley of Mexico
★ 7 · 1976 · 14m · Documentary
Made in the urban area of the Valley of Mexico, this documentary presents a collage of images about the overpopulation, pollution and excessive growth of the big city. The accelerated and pulsating rhythm that passes and vanishes in the constant coming and going of vehicles and people.
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2007 · ★ 10
An urban symphony about all the evils that affect contemporary societies.
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