7:19
7:19 is a 2016 Mexican drama film directed by Jorge Michel Grau.[2] It was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but was not selected.[3]
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Directed by | Jorge Michel Grau |
Written by | Jorge Michel Grau |
Starring | Demián Bichir |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Box office | $173,756[1] |
Plot
On September 19 1985 at a office building workers are called in early and than the 1985 Mexico City earthquake occurs causing the building to collapse killing and trapping many workers. Fernando (Demián Bichir) a worker wakes up trapped by a beam pinning him and than sees Martin (Héctor Bonilla) a guard trapped to his desk they hear other survivors including Nadia a janitor and Carlos and Juan two workers. They encounter various situations they learn of the earthquake via radio then a aftershock occurs killing Carlos and crushing Fernando more and pushing Martin off his desk And then rescuers start looking for survivors they are instructed to make noise so that the rescuers can find them they are unable to get found and then a excavator starts moving the rubble killing both Martin and Fernando. Offscreen Nadia the janitor is pulled out of the rubble and is reveled to be the only survivor.
Cast
- Demián Bichir as Fernando Pellicer
- Héctor Bonilla as Martin Soriano
References
- "07:19 La Hora del Temblor". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Raindance: Mexico's Jorge Michel Grau Readies '7:19'". Variety. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Pacheco, Arturo. "Goya y Oscar - AMACC". Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.