The Empty Box

The Empty Box

2017•1h 41m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(3)

Jazmín, a young woman living in Mexico City, is nonplussed when she receives a call informing her that her father Toussaint, an illegal Haitian immigrant, is ill. She hasn't seen him in years, and does not know why they are calling her. When she finally gets to the hospital and discovers that her father is suffering from vascular dementia, she finds herself faced with the task of caring for a man who is more a stranger than a father to her.

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Production

JAQUECA FILMS, FIDECINE, Equipment & Film Design, Sampek Productions, Cine Canibal, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Claudia Sainte-Luce

Claudia Sainte-Luce

Jazmin

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Toussaint

Pablo Sigal

Pablo Sigal

Manu

Luciana Miquirray

Jazmín (niña)

Martha Claudia Moreno

Martha Claudia Moreno

Mesera

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