

The Good Being
2023-07-29 · 6 min · Not rated
In the middle of a trip, Rubí, an eight-year-old girl, discovers within herself a powerful desire to eat roses. The rigidity and severity of her mother forces her to act in secret, until her desire manages to transform into something else.
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- Directors
- Gustavo Marín
- Production companies
- UNAM, Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas (ENAC)
- Countries
- Mexico
- Status
- Released
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