Athens International Film Festival
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TÓTEM


MEXICO, DENMARK, FRANCE | 2023 | COLOR |DCP | 95’ | SPANISH

Mexico’s official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and a film awarded at Berlinale, is one of the most beautiful films ever made about childhood. It focuses on a seven year-old girl preparing with her extended family for the celebration of her father’s birthday. As the feverish preparations give way to the party, the young girl realizes (along with the viewers) that the celebration serves also a melancholic farewell and that true love is the only shelter and comfort from the great sorrows of the world. A truly wonderful film, an important leap for the talented director in her second film. L.K.

DIRECTOR: Lila Avilés
SCREENWRITER: Lila Avilés
DoP: Diego Tenorio
MUSIC: Thomas Becka
EDITOR: Omar Guzmán
PRINCIPAL CAST: Naíma Sentíes, Monserrat Marañon, Marisol Gasé, Saori Gurza, Teresita Sánchez

LILA AVILÉS
Mexican actress, producer, screenwriter and director. She studied Production Design and Screenwriting, and she soon went on to direct documentaries and short films. She founded Limerencia Films Production Company in 2018. Her film ‘The Chambermaid’ was her feature documentary which was successfully screened at AIFF 2019. 

FILMOGRAPHY
2023
Tótem
2018 The Chambermaid



        : International Competition

        CAREFREE DAYS | XIAO YAO YOU

        CAREFREE DAYS | XIAO YAO YOU

        28/09/2023, 19:15, ASTOR
        29/09/2023, 19:00, ASTY

        HOW TO HAVE SEX

        HOW TO HAVE SEX

        28/09/2023, 22:00, IDEAL
        30/09/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 2

        OPPONENT | MOTSTÅNDAREN

        OPPONENT | MOTSTÅNDAREN

        29/09/2023, 19.15, DANAOS 1
        30/09/2023, 22.00, ASTY

        HOARD

        HOARD

        29/09/2023, 22:00, IDEAL
        05/10/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 2

        MATRIA

        MATRIA

        30/09/2023, 22:00, ASTOR
        03/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 2

        ARTHUR & DIANA

        ARTHUR & DIANA

        01/10/2023, 17:00, ASTOR
        06/10/2023, 19:30, ASTY

        RICEBOY SLEEPS

        RICEBOY SLEEPS

        01/10/2023, 19:15, DANAOS 1
        05/10/2023, 17:00, IDEAL

        20,000 SPECIES OF BEES | 20.000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS

        20,000 SPECIES OF BEES | 20.000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS

        02/10/2023, 19:00, ASTOR
        05/10/2023, 19:15, ASTOR

        UNIVERSAL THEORY | DIE THEORIE VON ALLEM

        UNIVERSAL THEORY | DIE THEORIE VON ALLEM

        02/10/2023, 22:00, ASTOR
        03/10/2023, 19:30, ASTOR

        SLOW

        SLOW

        03/10/2023, 19:00, IDEAL
        06/10/2023, 17:00, ASTOR

        LOST COUNTRY

        LOST COUNTRY

        03/10/2023, 21:30, DANAOS 1
        05/10/2023, 17:00, ASTOR

        TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU

        TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU

        04/10/2023, 18:00, ASTOR
        06/10/2023, 22:00, ASTOR

        BITTEN | LA MORSURE

        BITTEN | LA MORSURE

        04/10/2023, 20:45, ASTY
        06/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 2

        COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST | KØBENHAVN FINDES IKKE

        COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST | KØBENHAVN FINDES IKKE

        04/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1
        06/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        OMEN | AUGURE

        OMEN | AUGURE

        05/10/2023, 22:00, ASTOR
        06/10/2023, 19:30, ASTOR

        AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING (TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU)

        AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING (TEMPORARIES | RICHELIEU)

        08/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1