A World for Raúl
7.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Mauro Mueller Music director Lucas Lechowski Duration Country Mexico
United States
Switzerland | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Short, Drama Screenplay Mauro Mueller Writer Mauro Mueller Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 12 June 2012 (2012-06-12) (Outfest) Cast Adrian Alonso Barona (Hernan), Alexandre Barcelo (Raul), Gerardo Taracena (Juan), Adriana Paz (Rauls Mother), Fernando Gutierrez Similar movies Lluvia en los ojos (2012), La Casa Triste (2013), Fable of a Blood-Drained Girl (2012), Parvaneh (2012), Noise Of The World (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A World for Raúl (Spanish: Un mundo para Raúl) is a short drama film. The film's run time is 15 minutes. It was written and directed by Mauro Mueller, and produced by Laura Pino. The film was shot using a Sony F3 by cinematographer César Gutiérrez Miranda.
Contents
The short film included in the DVD Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide.
Plot
In the film, the thirteen-year-old Raúl (Alexandré Barceló) in Mexico is asked to entertain the local landowner’s son, Hernán, played by Adrián Alonso. Soon, a game of power and pride starts between the two boys from different social classes. The film is a coming-of-age story.
Awards
Mauro won in narrative category of the Student Academy Awards. Upon receiving the award, the 28-year-old Columbia University School of the Arts student thanked his cast, crew and family and said about his bronze medal, "if you put the light right on, bronze looks like gold! And that’s what it is for me!". The film won also Best Dramatic Short at NY Shortsfest, 2013, Best Student Short Film at Aspen Shortsfest, 2013, CINE Special Jury Award (CINE Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition), 2013, Best film at hammer to nail short film contest, 2012, CINE Golden Eagle Award, 2012 and Best fiction film at Skena Up, 2012. The film was also a winner of the Golden Horseman Best Short Fiction Film at Filmfest Dresden.
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Cast
Release
On 15 July 2012, the film had its world premiere at Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film had its European premiere at the 28th Warsaw International Film Festival in October 2012 in the Competition Short Films section and in Mexico at Morelia International Film Festival in November 2012. The film went on to screen at many more festival including Solothurn Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, among many other. It further won many awards besides the Student Academy Award such as a CINE Golden Eagle Award and Mauro won for the film the Upcoming Talents Award at Solothurn Film Festival 2013.