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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Espiritu deportivo

Javier Bourges | Mexico | 2004 | 12' | | IFFR 2005

By the grave of a Mexican soccer hero, his former colleagues, now pensioners, discuss the team that beat Brazil. They still have the proof, the ball with the signatures of the players who completed this achievement. Unfortunately the ball is stolen by a gang of street kids. To get the ball back, the pensioners are challenged to a game.

Also in this combined programme

  • Huevos

    Rodolfo doesn’t want to visit a brothel, despite the urging of his friends.

  • Tlahuelpuchi

    Indian women in Mexico talk about witchcraft in mystical spheres. Some stories are based on the truth.

  • 4B

    Investigation into the tribulations that are risked by artistic inspiration and creation.

  • De raíz

    Confrontation between Creation and Intolerance yields an undesirable yet fruitful result. Animation film.

  • La guerra de los gimnasios

    A boy becomes a member of a strange gym and is faced with even stranger surprises.

  • “M”

    The beautiful M has been training all her life to be a boxer. Animation film about the strength and courage of women.
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Film details

Country of production
Mexico
Year
2004
Festival edition
IFFR 2005
Length
12'
Medium/Format
35mm