Identifying Features

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Identifying Features
File:Sin senas particulares.jpg
Film poster
SpanishSin Señas Particulares
Directed byFernanda Valadez
Starring
CinematographyClaudia Becerril Bulos
Edited by
Music byClarice Jensen
Production
company
Corpulenta
Release date
  • January 2020 (2020-01) (Sundance)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

Identifying Features (Spanish: Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican/Spanish drama film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay.[1][2] It was written and directed by Fernanda Veladez.[3] The co-writer is Astrid Rondero.[4] It is about the many immigrants who often go missing or die on their journeys.[5][6] Most of the main characters are mothers trying to find their children.[7]

Reception

It has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A slow-burning descent into desperation, Identifying Features uses one shattered family's ordeal to offer a harrowing look at the immigrant experience."[8] According to Metacritic, which sampled 15 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim".[9]

References

  1. ^ "sin-senas-particulares". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2020-01-31). "'Identifying Features': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. ^ "'Identifying Features' ('Sin Sen?as Particulares'): Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ Kay2020-02-02T06:05:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Mexican drama 'Identifying Features' double winner at Sundance 2020 (update)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Crítica de "Sin señas particulares", un extraordinario relato sobre migración y violencia en México (LFF 2020)". La Estatuilla. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. ^ Luna, Emilio. "El antepenultimo mohicano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. ^ "Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) | TAKE ONE | Sundance 2020". TAKE ONE. 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  8. ^ "Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  9. ^ "Identifying Features Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2021-01-29.

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