SUJO

By Astrid RONDERO, Fernanda VALADEZ

ALPHA VIOLET - as SALES All rights, World

Female director - Completed 2024

When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2024
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
San Sebastian FF 2024
Horizontes Latinos
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Female director, Second film, Drama
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, USA, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 125 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Astrid RONDERO, Fernanda VALADEZ
    • Writer(s)
    • Astrid RONDERO, Fernanda VALADEZ
    • Producer(s)
    • Fernanda VALADEZ (ENAGUAS CINE)
    • Synopsis
    • After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, Sujo, his beloved four-year-old son, is left an orphan and in danger. Sujo narrowly escapes death with the help of his aunt who raises him in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity. When he enters his teens a rebelliousness awakens in him, and like a rite of passage, he joins the local cartel. As a young man, Sujo attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence of his hometown. However, when his father’s legacy catches up with him, he will come face-to-face with what seems to be his destiny.