Lightning Falls Behind

Hernandez had already made films in Guatemala and Mexico and this time found inspiring locations, unusual atmosphere and enthusiastic young people in Costa Rica. In this consciously unpolished film, the rebellious girls Sole and Ana open the trunk of a car in grandma’s garden and find something they’d rather immediately forget.

Director: Julio Hernández Cordón

Cast: Álvaro Marenco, Adriana Alvarez, Natalia Arias, Lou Uba, Francisco Ortíz, Francisco Matamoros, Jean Paul Viquez, Nelson Roque Chacón

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.