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tropic of cancerTRĂ“PICO DE CĂ?NCER TROPIC OF CANCER Mexico 2004 reĹľija/directed by scenarij/screenplay fotografija/cinematography glasba/music montaĹľa/editing zvok/sound nastopajo/featuring produkcija/production format/format dolĹľina/running time prodaja/world sales festivali, nagrade (izbor)/festivals, awards (selection) 
At the latitude of the “Tropic of cancer” in the desert of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, various families survive by hunting animals which they consume or sell by the highway. The people who live in the common lands of Charco cercado and its bordering villages subsist under conditions of misery and abandonment. They are forced to venture into the arid and dangerous environment. Children and male adults design techniques and build tools, whit which they hunt under the intense sun, and between huge cacti’s thorns, poisonous serpents, and many other risks. Hunger is their main worry, and apart from eating some of what they hunt, they transport it to the bank of the highway that crosses the area. Only a few meters from the speeding trucks, women and little children wait from dawn to dusk for some a curious traveler to make a fast stop to buy the flora and fauna of this exotic zoo. At this moment all the characters are brought together and the products of nature are bought for some money. |