in the pit (en el HOyO)

Dir: Juan carlos rulfo

According to a Mexican legend for every bridge being built the devil asks for one soul, in exchange for the bridge never to fall. This film tells the story of the workers participating in the construction of a second deck to Mexico City’s inner periférico freeway. This second deck is about to transform the city, its landscape and the lives of its inhabitants. It is the story of those whose hands and sweat go into the making of this mammoth work of concrete, steel and asphalt. The film focuses on the workers’ daily lives, their hopes, their dreams and their effort to survive with dignity. In a very personal way it documents the contrasts, emotions and small moments that shall culminate in the loss of a soul taken by the devil; a soul that will remain as a memory of the workers who built the second deck.
84 min / 2007 / mexico / lamedialuna1@hotmail.com