
Two women, a voyage in two voices, which, like reflections of a single echo, convey what fear means in the life of a human being. Highways, landscapes, gazes. Mexico from north to south in an era when violence has taken control of our lives, our desires and our dreams. An emotional and evocative journey, steeped not only in loss and pain, but also love, dignity and resistance.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two women, a voyage in two voices, which, like reflections of a single echo, convey what fear means in the life of a human being. Highways, landscapes, gazes. Mexico from north to south in an era when violence has taken control of our lives, our desires and our dreams. An emotional and evocative journey, steeped not only in loss and pain, but also love, dignity and resistance.
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| Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe film has two powerful, loosely connected stories to tell but not a unifying vision that could package the often-potent material for maximum impact. |
| The PlaylistJessica KiangThe subtlety of [Tatiana Huezo‘s] approach interlaces ideas, resonances and emotions in ever-shifting, eternally edifying ways. And it ultimately promotes the film from human interest journalism to a grand work of socio-political critique and a quietly radical remodeling of familiar documentary formats. |
| FF2 MediaNora Lee MandelUses deceptive beauty of travelogue to reveal psychological pervasiveness of fear and nightmares under what's visible for two women [who] are important witnesses to abuse. |
| San Diego CityBeatGlenn Heath Jr.Tempestad effectively places the viewer in the mindset of a victimized populace slowly being suffocated by fear. |
| VarietyAlissa SimonMexican-Salvadorean helmer Tatiana Huezo superimposes her subjects’ recollections over lyrical images that complement the emotions conveyed by their voices. |
| GuardianLeslie FelperinTatiana Huezo's exquisite documentary speaks painful truths but is worth every minute. |
| New York TimesKen JaworowskiNightmarish stories intertwine with dreamy visuals to create an unsettling, and strangely entrancing, film in "Tempestad." |
| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireThe visuals here are interesting because Adela is a circus clown and we get see a lot of the colorful life around her performances. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlHuezo’s approach situates us right there beside Miriam — it’s as if a new acquaintance is unburdening herself to trek south together. |
| Slant MagazineJesse CataldoThis is a heartfelt essay film that digs into several instances of trauma occasioned by Mexico's drug war. |