Imagine a city where everyone dances. Some move to the rhythm of life. Others flow with the gangs and street violence that ravage their small, mountain village.
Either way, everyone comes together at night to celebrate cumbia music. An entire town twirls, spins, and flutters—moving to the beat of a bongo and forgetting, for just a couple hours, the daily hardships they all endure.
Dance is their escape. It’s all they have left. This is the atmosphere director Fernando Frias de la Parra brings to life in “I’m No Longer Here,” a haunting drama set in Monterrey, Mexico.
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