| Identifying Features | |
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| Spanish | Sin Señas Particulares |
| Directed by | Fernanda Valadez |
| Written by | Fernanda Valadez Astrid Rondero |
| Produced by | Astrid Rondero Fernanda Valadez Jack Zagha Yossy Zagha |
| Starring | Mercedes Hernández David Illescas Juan Jesús Varela Ana Laura Rodríguez Laura Elena Ibarra Xicoténcatl Ulloa |
| Cinematography | Claudia Becerril Bulos |
| Edited by | Fernanda Valadez Astrid Rondero Susan Korda |
| Music by | Clarice Jensen |
Production company | Corpulenta |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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Identifying Features (Spanish: Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Fernanda Veladez who co-wrote with Astrid Rondero.[1][2] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay.[3][4] It is about the many immigrants who often go missing or die on their journeys.[5][6] Most of the main characters are mothers trying to find their children.[7]
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Reception
It has a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A slow-burning descent into desperation, Identifying Features uses one shattered family's ordeal to offer a harrowing look at the immigrant experience."[8] According to Metacritic, which sampled 15 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim".[9]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd Ariel Awards | Best Picture | Corpulenta Producciones, FOPROCINE, Avanti Pictures, EnAguas Cine, Nephilim Producciones. Dir. Fernanda Valadez | Won | [10] |
| Best Director | Fernanda Valadez | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Mercedes Hernández | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | David Illescas | Won | ||
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Ana Laura Rodríguez | Nominated | ||
| Juan Jesús Varela | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Omar Juárez, Milton Aceves, Alejandro Mayorquín, Misael Hernández "Topillo" | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Clarice Jensen | Nominated | ||
| Best Makeup | Neftalí Zamora, Tanía Larizza | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Design | Dalia Reyes | Nominated | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Darío Basile, Curro Muñoz, Lara Gómez del Pulgar, Mario Lucero Recio, Carlos Claramunt Terol, Jaime Rafael Fuente, Pablo Lamosa Barros, Ricardo G. Elipe, Antonio Ramos Ramos | Won | ||
| Best Special Effects | José Ángel Cordero, Mahonrri Laurencio Cordero Ortiz, José Martínez «Josh»[note 1] | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero, Susan Korda | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Claudia Becerril Bulos | Won | ||
| Best First Feature | Fernanda Valadez | Won | ||
| Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition | Identifying Features | Nominated | [13] |
| World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award | Identifying Features | Won | ||
| World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay | Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez for Identifying Features | Won | ||
| Gotham Awards | Best International Feature | Identifying Features | Won | [14] |
| 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Horizontes Award | Identifying Features | Won | [15] |
| Spanish Cooperation Award | Identifying Features | Won | ||
| Zurich Film Festival | Golden Eye | Identifying Features | Won | [16] |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | Golden Alexander | Identifying Features | Won | [17] |
| Morelia International Film Festival | OJO for Mexican Feature Film | Identifying Features | Won | [18] |
| Audience Award for Mexican Feature Film | Identifying Features | Won | ||
| Award for Best Actress in a Mexican Feature Film | Mercedes Hernández | Won |
Notes
- ^ When the nominees were announced on August 18 2021, the information only mentioned the names of José Ángel Cordero and José Martínez «Josh». On September 25 2021, the name of Mahonrri Laurencio Cordero Ortiz was already included during the ceremony transmission. The causes of this incident are unknown.[11][12]
References
- ^ "'Identifying Features' ('Sin Sen?as Particulares'): Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Kay2020-02-02T06:05:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Mexican drama 'Identifying Features' double winner at Sundance 2020 (update)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "sin-senas-particulares". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2020-01-31). "'Identifying Features': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Crítica de "Sin señas particulares", un extraordinario relato sobre migración y violencia en México (LFF 2020)". La Estatuilla. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Luna, Emilio. "El antepenultimo mohicano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) | TAKE ONE | Sundance 2020". TAKE ONE. 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Identifying Features (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Identifying Features Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (2021-08-18). "Anuncio de Nominados al Premio Ariel 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Premios Ariel 2021. Lista completa de nominaciones". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Ganadores Ariel 2021" (PDF). AMACC (in Spanish). 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "'20 Sundance Film Festival-Award Winners". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (2021-01-11). "Gotham Awards: 'Nomadland' Wins Best Feature, Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ del Río, David (2020-09-26). "Película mexicana 'Sin señas particulares' gana dos premios en San Sebastián". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Zúrich entrega sus Ojos de Oro a Sin señas particulares y Why Not You". cineuropa (in Spanish). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "'Sin señas partículares' gana máxima presea de Cine en Grecia". Jornada (in Spanish). 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Ganadores del 18° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia". Imcine (in Spanish). 2020-11-17. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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