Identifying Features

Identifying Features (Spanish: Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican/Spanish drama film that 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.[1][2] It was written and directed by Fernanda Veladez.[3] The co-writer is Astrid Rondero.[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]

Identifying Features
Film poster
SpanishSin Señas Particulares
Directed byFernanda Valadez
Produced by
  • Astrid Rondero
  • Fernanda Valadez
  • Jack Zagha
  • Yossy Zagha
Written by
  • Fernanda Valadez
  • Astrid Rondero
Starring
  • Mercedes Hernández
  • David Illescas
  • Juan Jesús Varela
  • Ana Laura Rodríguez
  • Laura Elena Ibarra
  • Xicoténcatl Ulloa
Music byClarice Jensen
CinematographyClaudia Becerril Bulos
Edited by
  • Fernanda Valadez
  • Astrid Rondero
  • Susan Korda
Production
company
Corpulenta
Release date
  • January 2020 (2020-01) (Sundance)
Running time
95 minutes
Country
  • Mexico
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

Reception

It has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 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]

References
  1. "sin-senas-particulares". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. Harvey, Dennis (2020-01-31). "'Identifying Features': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. "'Identifying Features' ('Sin Sen?as Particulares'): Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. Kay2020-02-02T06:05:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Mexican drama 'Identifying Features' double winner at Sundance 2020 (update)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. "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.
  6. Luna, Emilio. "El antepenultimo mohicano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. "Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) | TAKE ONE | Sundance 2020". TAKE ONE. 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  8. "Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  9. "Identifying Features Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2021-01-29.


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