Fauna (film)

Fauna
Film poster
SpanishFlora y fauna
Directed byNicolás Pereda
Written byNicolás Pereda
Produced byNicolás Pereda
StarringLázaro Gabino Rodriguez
Luisa Pardo
Francisco Barreiro
Teresita Sánchez
CinematographyMariel Baqueiro
Edited byNicolás Pereda
Production
company
Producciones En Chinga
Release date
  • September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) (TIFF)[1]
CountriesCanada
Mexico
LanguageSpanish

Fauna (Spanish: Flora y fauna) is a 2020 Mexican-Canadian drama film, directed by Nicolás Pereda.[2] An exploration of the impact of "narco" culture on Mexican society,[3] the film stars Luisa Pardo and Francisco Barreiro as Luisa and Paco, a couple who are travelling to visit her parents when they are reunited with Luisa's estranged brother Gabino (Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez).[4]

An excerpt from the film was screened as part of the "Works in Progress" section of the Los Cabos International Film Festival in 2019,[3] and won the Cinecolor Mexico Award.[5] The completed film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Amplify Voices award for Best Canadian Film.[6]

The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for feature films.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Fauna".
  2. ^ a b Wilner, Norman (2020-06-24). "TIFF's 2020 festival plan: A mix of in-person and virtual events - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. ^ a b Hopewell, John (2019-11-13). "Los Cabos Pix-in-Post Draw Picture of a Troubled Mexican Nation". Variety. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  4. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2020-09-19). "'Fauna' Review: Nicolás Pereda's Droll Farce Sends up 'Narcos' Fever and Celebrity Obsession". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John (2019-11-17). "'Twentieth Century,' 'Dove and the Wolf,' 'Hurricane Season' Win Los Cabos Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  6. ^ Alcinii, Daniele. "TIFF '20: "Inconvenient Indian" takes People's Choice Documentary Award". Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  7. ^ Ahearn, Victoria. "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". Squamish Chief. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
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