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Wikipedia article




'Identifying Features' 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. It was written and directed by Fernanda Veladez. The co-writer is Astrid Rondero. It is about the many immigrants who often go missing or die on their journeys. Most of the main characters are mothers trying to find their children.

Reception



It has approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average rating of . 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." According to Metacritic, which sampled 15 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim".

Accolades

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| rowspan="16"align="center" |63rd Ariel Awards

|Best Picture

|Corpulenta Producciones, FOPROCINE, Avanti Pictures, EnAguas Cine, Nephilim Producciones. Dir. Fernanda Valadez

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|Best Director

|Fernanda Valadez

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|Best Actress

|Mercedes Hernndez

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|Best Supporting Actor

|David Illescas

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| rowspan="2"|Best Breakthrough Performance

|Ana Laura Rodrguez

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|Juan Jess Varela

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|Best Original Screenplay

|Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero

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|Best Sound

|Omar Jurez, Milton Aceves, Alejandro Mayorqun, Misael Hernndez "Topillo"

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|Best Original Score

|Clarice Jensen

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|Best Makeup

|Neftal Zamora, Tana Larizza

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|Best Art Design

|Dalia Reyes

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|Best Visual Effects

|Daro Basile, Curro Muoz, Lara Gmez del Pulgar, Mario Lucero Recio, Carlos Claramunt Terol, Jaime Rafael Fuente, Pablo Lamosa Barros, Ricardo G. Elipe, Antonio Ramos Ramos

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|Best Special Effects

|Jos ngel Cordero, Mahonrri Laurencio Cordero Ortiz, Jos Martnez Josh

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|Best Editing

|Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero, Susan Korda

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|Best Cinematography

|Claudia Becerril Bulos

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|Best First Feature

|Fernanda Valadez

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|rowspan="3"align="center" |Sundance Film Festival

|Grand Jury Prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition

|'Identifying Features'

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|World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award

|'Identifying Features'

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|World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay

|Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez for 'Identifying Features'

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| rowspan="1" align="center" |Gotham Awards

|Best International Feature

|'Identifying Features'

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| rowspan="2" align="center" |68th San Sebastin International Film Festival

| Horizontes Award

|'Identifying Features'

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| Spanish Cooperation Award

|'Identifying Features'

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| rowspan="1" align="center" |Zurich Film Festival

|Golden Eye

|'Identifying Features'

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| rowspan="1" align="center" |Thessaloniki International Film Festival

|Golden Alexander

|'Identifying Features'

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| rowspan="3" align="center" |Morelia International Film Festival

|OJO for Mexican Feature Film

|'Identifying Features'

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|Audience Award for Mexican Feature Film

|'Identifying Features'

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|Award for Best Actress in a Mexican Feature Film

|Mercedes Hernndez

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