EXCLUSIVE: The sales agent will introduce worldwide buyers to Alejandra Márquez Abella’s Mexican feature directorial debut ahead of its September 10 world premiere in Toronto.

Semana Santa

Cristina Garza and her Mundial team handle world sales on the Discovery selection about a young widow who attempts to bond with her son and new boyfriend on a beach vacation. Abella wrote the screenplay.

Anajosé Aldrete, Esteban Ávila, Tenoch Huerta and Jimena Cuarón star in the co-production from Pimienta Films, ​Lado B Films, ​Itaca Films, Terminal, ​Cinematográfica CR and TV UNAM.

Nicolas Celis and Sebastián Celis produced Semana Santa, while the executive producer roster includes Jim Stark, Andrés Clariond Rangel, Alex García, Santiago García Galván, Joakim Ziegler and Øyvind Stiauren.

Abella directed the documentary feature Mal De Tierra and the short Perra.