SummaryDuring his day job as a Spanish criminal interpreter in a small town in California, filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes (499) met a young man named Sansón, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was sentenced to life in prison without parole. With no permission to interview him, Sansón and Reyes worked together over a decade, using hundreds of letters as insp... Read More
Directed By:Rodrigo Reyes
Sansón and Me
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May 9, 2023
80
With this startling and sombre documentary, Mexican film-maker Rodrigo Reyes has conducted an experiment in verbatim cinema, or what you might call witness cinema.
Mar 2, 2023
70
The film is an unusually layered look at how the combination of privation, misplaced familial loyalty and just plain rotten luck can make the immigrant experience in America a nightmare.
Feb 27, 2023
63
Sansón and Me has a way of frustratingly pulling focus away from its ostensible subject.
May 9, 2023
58
Watching and processing Sansón and Me is a melancholy experience. As Reyes tells Andrade early in the process, this documentary won’t exonerate him or get him released from prison, but for Andrade, the opportunity to tell his story and have a living example of his memories saved is enough.
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Release Date:Mar 3, 2023
Duration:1 h 23 m
Awards
Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe
• 2 Nominations
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Adelaide Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
