The Mars Volta’s leading man Omar Rodríguez-López makes his fourth directorial outing with this stunningly shot blend of science fiction and dystopia set on the island of Borinquen, the Indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico. Our hero here is Zur’na (Flora Sylvestre), who sets out to the neighbouring enemy territories ruled by American colonial forces on a quest to find her missing brother. Rodríguez-López skillfully denounces the still very present ripples of American imperialism while referencing classic Latin American cinema and cult B-movies to craft a pulsating universe featuring intricate rituals, mind-control, and threatening holograms. – Rafa Sales Ross / SXSW London 2025A science-fiction, dystopian plot; anti-colonialist and feminist politics; a variety of details from indigenous religion and myth; a personal journey to one’s own past and roots: these are some of the elements conjured by this inventive, ambitious and experimental film.– Cristina Álvarez López / IFFR 2025CAST
FLORA SYLVESTRE as Zùr'na
KARENT HINESTROZA as Ayrėlí
WALDO FACCO as Vyeñu
DORAYMA MERCADO as Mahyrēk
JEHU SYLVESTRE as N’erøh
JEAN WOLF MOISE as Xaróc
SADALY CHARLES as Elbå
DUNIA ALEXANDRA as Guru Behique Odex'ra Zihñe
MARC NALLY as Norwexel Vipone
Producer, Writer, Director
OMAR RODRÍGUEZ-LÓPEZ
Producers
MICHEL LIPKES, RUBÉN IMAZ, NICOLASA RUÍZ MENDOZA, ADAM THOMSON
Executive Producers
JOHANN SCHEERER, YULENE OLAIZOLA, ÁNGEL MARCELO RODRÍGUEZ CHEVREZ
Director of Photography
GERARDO BARROSO ALCALÁ AMC
Production Designer
DANIELA SCHNEIDER
Costume Designer
SAMUEL CONDE
Editor
ADAM THOMSON
Music
OMAR RODRÍGUEZ-LÓPEZ, JOHN FRUSCIANTE
Sound Mix
CARLOS CORTÉS NAVARRETE
Visual Effects
ENDLESS CO., BALDWIN, BOTTLING COMPANY
Produced by
Telesterion Inc., Clouds Hill Films
Kintsugi Cine, Peliculas Extrañas, MalaCOSA Cine