Tótem Movie Details:
| Country | Mexico, Denmark, France |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | 20 February 2023 (Berlinale) 30 November 2023 (Mexico) |
| Running time | 1hr 35min |
| Starring | Naíma Sentíes Monserrat Marañon Marisol Gasé Saori Gurza |
| Directed by | Lila Avilés |
| Screenplay by | Lila Avilés |
| Produced by | Lila Avilés Tatiana Graullera Louise Riousse |
| Cinematography by | Diego Tenorio |
| Edited by | Omar Guzmán |
| Music by | Thomas Becka |
| Production Company | Limerencia Films Laterna Film Paloma Productions |
| Distributor | Alpha Violet |
Tótem Movie Cast & Characters:
- Naíma Sentíes as Sol
- Montserrat Marañón as Nuri
- Marisol Gasé as Alejandra
- Saori Gurza as Esther
- Teresita Sánchez as Cruz
- Mateo García Elizondo as Tonatiuh
- Juan Francisco Maldonado as Napo
- Iazua Larios as Lucía
- Alberto Amador as Roberto
Storyline:
The plot follows a Seven-year-old girl Sol, who goes to her grandfather’s home, where her aunts Nuri and Alejandra are throwing a surprise birthday party for her father. Probably his last, so in a sense, it is also a farewell ceremony. With the onset of dusk, an unfamiliar and unrestrained atmosphere takes over, breaking the family bonds. For Sol, the world is about to change as she learns, the essence of letting go and feeling the breath of life.
Tótem Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Worldwide Collection | $165,444 |
About Tótem Movie:
Tótem is a drama film written and directed by Lila Avilés. The film depicts the story of seven-year-old Sol, who is spending the day at her grandfather’s home, for a surprise party for Sol’s father, Tonatiuh.
On 7 July 2020, it was reported that Lila Avilés is planning for her new film titled as Tótem. It was also among five upcoming feature projects to receive a grant of €53,000 (US$60,000) from the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), administered by the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Tótem is a Mexican-French-Danish co-production drama film. It is the second feature film of Lila Avilés after The Chambermaid (2018).
In April it competed in the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival, where it won the Firebird Award for the best film in the Young Cinema Competition World category.
It was invited to Horizons section of 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was screened on 30 June 2023. The film was also invited to the 27th Lima Film Festival in the Competition fiction section, where it will be screened on 11 August 2023.
The film was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 20 February 2023. Tótem was released in Mexican theatres on 30 November 2023.
