En el hoyo (2006/I)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Juan Carlos Rulfo

Guionista:

Juan Carlos Rulfo (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 mayo 2007 (Spain)

Género:

Documental

Plot:

A portrait of the construction workers involved in building the second deck of Mexico City's Periferico freeway. |

Premios:

9 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

construction as part of our lives

Reparto

Salvador Enriquez Castillo	...	Himself
Sofia García López
José Guadalupe Calzada
Isabel Dolores Hernández
Alejandro Moten	...	Himself
Pedro Sánchez Bernal
Natividad Sánchez Montes
Isahín Octaviano Simón
Vicencio Martínez Vázquez	...	Himself
Agustín Zárate Centeno

También conocida como:

In the Pit (International: English title)

Duración:

USA:84 min

País:

Mexico

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

USA:Unrated | Spain:T

Locaciones de Filmación:

Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Compañía:

La Media Luna Producciones S.A. de C.V.

construction as part of our lives

I had never heard of "En el hoyo" (called "In the Pit" in English) when I turned it on. It sure impressed me. Focusing on some construction men working on an enormous freeway in Mexico City, the documentary really hits you. It shows how these men do this so as to support their families, but always maintain their sanity and, above all, a sense of humor (one man entertains himself by looking up the dresses of women in passing cars). The men talk about terrible things happening in the building process, but understand that this is their only option.

It's worth noting that this documentary is not a polemic. It shows a grim topic while letting the audience make their own decisions. The end shows one long shot of the freeway, forcing the audience to wonder something: given what the interviewees talked about, how often have similar things happened during the erection of this thing? Not to mention that Mexico City's already foul air will probably get even worse with more freeways.

Anyway, I recommend it.