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The Crying of the Sea

A family of fishermen on the coast of Sonora, Mexico, search for a balance between their survival and that of their environment.

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to call themselves predators of the sea until one day they became unable to kill a sea turtle. Submerged in a crisis, they embark on a journey to try to save their way of life and of their fishing town through the creation of an environmental community group in charge of protecting sea turtles.

Directed by Jaime Villa