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The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)

  • Mexico | 2025 | Spanish
  • Director: Ernesto Martínez Bucio
  • Screenplay: Karen Plata, Ernesto Martínez Bucio
  • DoP: Odei Zabaleta
  • Editor: Ernesto Martínez Bucio, Odei Zabaleta, Karen Plata
  • Cast: Mariapau Bravo Aviña, Rafael Nieto Martínez, Regina Alejandra, Donovan Said, Laura Uribe Rojas, Carmen Ramos


Award

Best First Feature Award, Berlinale 2025


Synopsis :

The fears of five stoic young siblings abandoned by their parents mix with those of their schizophrenic grandmother who now looks after them, blurring and gradually dissolving the boundary between reality and imagination.


Directors Bio :

Ernesto is a film director, screenwriter, and editor who holds a BA in Communication Sciences from ITESO, a BA in Filmmaking from CCC, and an MA in Filmmaking from EQZE/UPV. His short films have premiered at prestigious festivals, including Cannes’ Cinéfondation, Cairo, San Sebastián, and Rotterdam. He has received two grants from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts and is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents. His filmography of shorts include El futuro (2019), Las razones del mundo (2016), La madre (2012).


Sales :

Bendita Film Sales