Project Detail

Para Los Contrincantes (For the Opponents)

Para Los Contrincantes (For the Opponents)

Synopsis

In the tough neighbourhood of Tepito, a young boy chases the great Mexican dream: to become a boxing champion.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Short Film Competition

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Director
Federico Luis
Producer
Fernando Bascuñán, Fernanda de la Peza, Elena Fortes, Augusto Matte
Co-Producer
Sylvie Pialat, Alejandro Alejandro Azorín, Xavier Cunilleras
Executive Producer
Héctor Sulaimán
Editor
Andrés Medina
Screenwriter
Federico Luis
Director of Photography
Marcos Hastrup
Sound
Martín García Blaya
Composer
Satoshi & Makoto
Principal cast
Damian López, Jesús Esquivel, Ian Haziel Castillo, Jair Monroy, Isaac Rivas Cruz, Wil Pérez, Gilles Aniorte Tomassian, Rubén Machorro Álvarez, Anne Geraldine Hinostroza Méndez, Martha María López Ramos

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Mexico, Chile, France, UK co-production

Planta (CL), Cárcava (MX), Fiasco (MX), Deptford (UK) in co-proudction with Les films du Worso (FR), Estudios Churubusco Azteca (MX), Cineteca Nacional de Chile (CL), Aura Lens Rental (MX)

Deptford Film

Augusto Matte
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Sales Company

Luxbox Films

6 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
75011 Paris
France

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