Director: Fernando Eimbcke
Producer: Christian Valdelièvre
Editor: Mariana Rodríguez
Screenplay: Fernando Eimbcke, Paula Markovitch
Cinematographer: Alexis Zabe
Cast: Diego Cataño, Héctor Herrera, Daniela Valentine, Juan Carlos Lara, Yemil Sefami

“Death exists, not as the opposite but as a part of life.” – Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

Teenage Juan crashes his family’s car into a telegraph pole on the outskirts of town, and then scours the streets searching for someone to help him fix it. His quest will bring him to Don Heber, an old paranoid mechanic whose only companion is Sica, his almost-human dog; to Lucía, a young mother who is convinced that her real place in life is as a lead singer in a punk band; and to “The One Who Knows,” a teenage mechanic obsessed with martial arts and kung fu philosophy. The absurd and bewildering worlds of these characters drag Juan into a one-day journey in which he will come to accept what he was escaping from in the first place – an event as natural and inexplicable as a loved one’s death.

“Lake Tahoe proves Eimbcke’s approach to melancholy is more humane than aesthetically trendy. There’s a beating heart beneath this still life.” (Michael Koresk, Reverse Shot)

 

“La muerte existe, no como lo opuesto, sino como parte de la vida.” – Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

En un intento por escapar de un hogar sumido en el dolor, Juan, un chico de dieciséis años, tiene un accidente de circulación. Mientras recorre la ciudad tratando de arreglar el coche, conoce a Don Heber, un viejo mecánico cuya única compañía es Sica, su perro boxer; a Lucía, una madre joven bastante desorientada que trabaja en una tienda de repuestos para el automóvil; y a David, un mecánico obsesionado con Bruce Lee y las artes marciales. A través del contacto con el absurdo y desconcertante mundo de estos tres personajes, Juan llega a comprender un hecho tan natural e inexplicable como la muerte.

“Fernando Eimbcke se dirige aquí, con mayor aplomo que en Temporada de patos, su estupenda ópera prima, hacia su proyecto de un cine puro. Lo hace sin solemnidad ni deleite en la zozobra moral, con maestría técnica y el refuerzo de un humorismo refrescante.” (Carlos Bonfil, La Jornada)

Fernando Eimbcke was born in Mexico City in 1970; he studied drama and film at the Mexican National University from 1992 to 1996. His first feature, Duck Season, was awarded Best Mexican Filmat the Guadalajara Festival by Official Jury and Fipresci. Lake Tahoe was awarded Best Film and Best Director at the 2009 Mexican Film Awards. The film also won the International Federation of Film Critics Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival and Best Film at the Cartagena Film Festival in Colombia.

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