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Who is Dayani Cristal?

Synopsis

An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for identity leads us back across a continent to seek out the people left behind and the meaning of a mysterious tattoo.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 mins
Director
Marc Silver 1st Feature
Producer
Thomas Benski, Gael García Bernal, Lucas Ochoa, Marc Silver
Executive Producer
Dan Cogan, Lilly Hartley, Teddy Leifer, Jess Tarrant
Editor
Martin Singer, James Smith-Rewse
Screenwriter
Mark Monroe
Director of Photography
Pau Esteve, Marc Silver
Sound
Vanesa Lorena Tate
Composer
Leonardo Heiblum
Principal cast
Gael García Bernal

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pulse Films

17 Hanbury Street
London
E1 6QR
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7426 5700
Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 3244

Canana Films

San Luis Potosi #211 Piso 8
Colonia Roma
Mexico City ,
DF 06700
Mexico
Tel: +52 55 4777 7935
Fax: +52 55 5272 3553

Sales Company

Mundial

8322 Beverly Blvd
Ste 300
Los Angeles, CA 90048
USA
Tel: 310-777-3590

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