Tótem

Name: Tótem
Genre: Drama
Released: January 26, 2024
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 91
Cast: Alberto Amador, Iazua Larios, Juan Francisco Maldonado, Marisela Villarruel, Marisol Gasé

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Sideshow | Release Date: January 26, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Alberto Amador, Iazua Larios, Juan Francisco Maldonado, Marisela Villarruel, Marisol Gasé, Mateo Garcia, Montserrat Marañon, Naíma Sentíes, Saori Gurza, Teresa Sánchez, Teresita Sánchez

Summary: In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as herIn a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as her family does the same.… Expand

Director: Lila Avilés

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Bob Strauss

Feb 16, 2024

Grievous, loving, organic and mysterious. What a celebration. Read full review

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IndieWire David Opie

Jan 29, 2024

To love in the moment holds far more power than wishing for something you can never have, yet when it comes to Avilés’ work, we can’t help but do both, simultaneously adoring Tótem while eagerly looking ahead to what’s coming next. Read full review

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Justin Chang

Feb 1, 2024

It takes a confident storyteller to avoid the trap of overexplanation, to give us only a partial glimpse of her characters’ lives, and these narrative elisions have the effect of deepening rather than undercutting the story’s realism. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Feb 25, 2023

Rich with detail while also being intensely specific to the large middle-class family it observes, Avilés’ lifelike and lived-in second feature alternates among roughly half a dozen characters, inviting audiences to pick their own points of identification in the ensemble. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Feb 25, 2023

Noisy, joyous and as exhausting as the multi-generational bash at the heart of its story, Totem packs a hefty wallop for a film that’s only 95 minutes, and should further solidify Aviles’ reputation as an auteur with a unique vision and remarkable skills with actors, especially non-professionals. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Feb 25, 2023

It’s a wonderfully busy piece of work, fraught with messy emotions but in too much of a rush for overt sentimentality; though it does allow for one or two softer moments. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Feb 25, 2023

This is clearly a very personal project for Avilés, and the heartbreak feels very real. Read full review

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