La Arriera (The Muleteer) –dir. Isabel Cristina Fregoso/103min/Mexico/2024/Spanish with English subtitles
1930, in the highlands of Jalisco. Teenager Emilia silently lives with her adopted siblings, brother Martín and sister Caro. In search of her freedom, and her biological father, she flees into the bush where she cuts her hair and poses as a young male muleteer (a person responsible for controlling mules) to survive. It is a harsh environment as war is raging, and it’s difficult to tell good from bad. Complicating the journey, Emilia is unaware that Martín is stalking her. Will Emilia’s path lead her back to the ranch to defy her destiny and escape with Caro?
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