The Pool of the Nobodies (Spanish: La alberca de los nadies) is a 2022 Mexican drama film written and directed by José Luis Solís Olivares. Starring María Mercedes Coroy & Alex Bautista. It won Best Feature Film, Best Feature Director, Best Feature Actress for María Mercedes Coroy and Best Feature Actor for Alex Bautista at the 2023 Caracas Ibero-American Film Festival.
Synopsis An indigenous migrant named Alex is put to the ultimate test, forced into the criminal underworld just to live another day. Anayeli, another indigenous migrant, fights to save the life of her unborn child, as well as her own. Both will do unthinkable things to survive.
Cast The actors participating in this film are:
María Mercedes Coroy as Anayeli Alex Bautista as Alex Manuel Domínguez Antonio Trejo Sánchez Katzir Meza Carlos Gueta David Colorado Bety Mancia Verónica Andrés Jesús
Production Principal photography began in November 2021 in Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Release The Pool of the Nobodies had its international premiere on December 4, 2022, at the 25th Ícaro Festival, Guatemala.
Accolades YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.2022International Film Festival of Mérida and YucatánBest ActressMaría Mercedes CoroyFabrique Du Cinéma AwardsBest International Feature FilmThe Pool of the NobodiesMannheim Arts and Film FestivalBest Human Rights Feature FilmBarcelona Planet Film FestivalBest Narrative Feature Film2023Caracas Ibero-American Film FestivalBest Feature FilmBest Feature DirectorBest Feature ActressMaría Mercedes CoroyBest Feature ActorAlex Bautista
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