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Mano de obra
David Zonana

A poignant and astute meditation on class warfare, David Zonana’s acclaimed debut follows a construction worker who finally takes the law into his own hands after enduring a succession of abuses by the wealthy owner of a luxury house where his brother died in an accident.

DIRECTOR
David Zonana
YEAR
2019
COUNTRY
Mexico
RUNTIME
82 minutes
LANGUAGE
Spanish with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
Mano de obra

Q&A with David Zonana

Following the death of his brother at a construction site in Mexico City, Francisco learns that his widowed sister-in-law will not receive compensation from the wealthy owner of the luxury house where the accident occurred. After enduring a succession of further abuses against himself and his colleagues, and having made several attempts to obtain justice, he finally takes the law into his own hands—but will the world he’s fighting against consume him? David Zonana’s acclaimed debut feature is a poignant and astute meditation on class warfare.


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