Vivos

Vivos (2020)

Since an attack on students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in 2014 resulted in six deaths and in the forced disappearance of 43, the students’ families have been living in limbo with their unanswered questions, their struggle embodying the psychological and emotional toll of endemic violence upon Mexican society.

Date of release
2020-01-24
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Ai Weiwei

Casting

Interesting facts

Vivos is a German-Mexican documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. It was directed by Ai Weiwei. It is about the mass-kidnapping of students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in 2014. Using meditative photography and intimate interviews, artist and filmmaker Ai Wei Wei tells the stories of the Ayotzinapa victims. Focusing on the families directly affected by the deaths and disappearances, Ai Weiwei gives expression to an unsolved humanitarian crisis. The film is in English and Spanish with English subtitles and runs for 112 minutes. It is produced by AWW Germany GmbH and Cinephil is handling worldwide sales.

Production

In an interview, Ai Weiwei stated his focus was not to create investigative journalism, or to figure out what happened in Iguala. He aimed to answer the question: When a family member doesn't return, what kind of trauma does the Mexican society and culture undergo? How does this hurt social justice and the nation? In an interview with NPR, Ai Weiwei described how this film came from a desire to understand more about Mexican culture and politics.

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