Identifying Features (2020)

69% User Rating

1h 35min

Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.

Fernanda ValadezDirector

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Mercedes Hernández

Magdalena

David Illescas

Miguel

Juan Jesús Varela

Jesús

Ana Lauda Rodríguez

Olivia

Armando García

Rigo

Laura Elena Ibarra

Chuya

Juan Pablo Acevedo

Public Ministry Agent

Xicoténcatl Ulloa

Pedro

Jessica Martínez García

Nurse

Maria Luisa Juàrez

Forensic Chemist

Ricardo Luna

State Agent

Julieta Rodríguez

Forensic Technician

Iker Valadez Urtaza

Young Diego

Susan Korda

ICE Agent

Jorge Escalante

Central Bus Salesperson

Cynthia Franco

Secretary for Bus Company

Carlos Valenzuela

Migrant House Manager

Bertha Denton Casillas

Regis

Carmen Ramos

Regis (voice)

Samuel Muñoz

Armed Man at Roadblock

Ybis Arellano

Truck Driver

Primo Lara

Godfather

José Reynoso

Man on Boat

María de Jesús Molina

Woman of La Fragua

Luz Daniela Arrollo

Girl of La Fragua

Narda Rivas

Granddaughter of Alberto Mateo

Manuel Campos

Alberto Mateo

Arcadio Martínez Ortega

Alberto Mateo (voice)

Cayetano Guzmán

Sicario

Juan Carlos Nieto

Sicario

Juan Antonio Montero

Sicario

Yeicatl Colín

Public Ministry Agent

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badelf

Rating 100%

July 16, 2022

Some movies entertain, but this isn't one of those. Some movies have a way of creeping into the very core of our soul - and staying there. The story and images of _Sin Señas Particulares_ (it's Mexican name), will be with me forever. This film takes place in a very real world in which I thankfully do not live - the cartels and the opportunists that exist in a lawless society that has been fueled by the American weapons industry. There are other films that touch this subject, but no film I've seen has the power and humanity of Fernanda Valadez' amazing work.