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Ojos que no ven (lit. 'Out of Seeing Eyes') is a 2022 Mexican psychological thriller film directed by Alfonso Zarate (in his directorial debut) and written by Zarate & Sandra A. Flores Urrea.[3] Starring Arcelia Ramírez, Fernanda Castillo and Flavio Medina.[4]

Directed byAlfonso Zarate
Written byAlfonso Zarate
Sandra A. Flores Urrea
Produced byViana González Delgado
Hugo Lara Chavez
Inna Payán
Édgar A. Romero
Luis Salinas
StarringArcelia Ramírez
Fernanda Castillo
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Ojos que no ven
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Directed byAlfonso Zarate
Written byAlfonso Zarate
Sandra A. Flores Urrea
Produced byViana González Delgado
Hugo Lara Chavez
Inna Payán
Édgar A. Romero
Luis Salinas
StarringArcelia Ramírez
Fernanda Castillo
CinematographySantiago Sanchez
Edited byÓscar Figueroa
Music byTomás Barreiro
Production
companies
Animal de Luz Films
MVM Motor Visual Media S.A
Distributed byVideocine
Release dates
  • November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17) (Mexico)
  • January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) (Vix+)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office$376,871[1][2]
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Synopsis

Elena, a private school librarian, becomes fixated on a new boy at the school and treats him like the son she lost. Her obsession escalates until she takes him away, triggering a desperate struggle by his real mother, Andrea, to get her child back.[5][6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[7][8]

  • Arcelia Ramírez as Elena
  • Fernanda Castillo as Andrea
  • Flavio Medina as Tomas
  • Matías López as Matías
  • Héctor Kotsifakis as Velasco
  • Claudia Santiago as Director Susana
  • Luciana González De León as Luciana
  • Azucena Acevedo as Sofía
  • Karla Garrido as Nurse
  • César González as Don Pancho

Release

It premiered on November 17, 2022, in Mexican theaters,[9][10] then it premiered on January 4, 2023, on Vix+.[11]

Reception

Critical reception

Fernando Zamora from Milenio wrote: "Beyond influences and ascriptions to film currents, Ojos que no ven confirms that Mexican cinema continues to find its own voice. And it is something that thirty years ago seemed impossible."[12]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2023 Canacine Awards Best Actress Arcelia Ramírez Nominated [13]
Best Actor Flavio Medina Nominated
Diosas de Plata Best First Work Alfonso Zarate Nominated [14][15]
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