Identifying Features
Film poster
SpanishSin Señas Particulares
Directed byFernanda Valadez
Written byFernanda Valadez
Astrid Rondero
Produced byAstrid Rondero
Fernanda Valadez
Jack Zagha
Yossy Zagha
StarringMercedes Hernández
David Illescas
Juan Jesús Varela
Ana Laura Rodríguez
Laura Elena Ibarra
Xicoténcatl Ulloa
CinematographyClaudia Becerril Bulos
Edited byFernanda Valadez
Astrid Rondero
Susan Korda
Music byClarice Jensen
Production
company
Corpulenta
Release dates
  • January 2020 (2020-01) (Sundance)
  • August 2021 (2021-08) (Mexico)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • Spain
Languages

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]

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

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "'Identifying Features' ('Sin Sen?as Particulares'): Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ "sin-senas-particulares". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2020-01-31). "'Identifying Features': Film Review". Variety. 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 (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  9. ↑ "Identifying Features Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. ↑ Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (2021-08-18). "Anuncio de Nominados al Premio Ariel 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  11. ↑ "Premios Ariel 2021. Lista completa de nominaciones". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  12. ↑ "Ganadores Ariel 2021" (PDF). AMACC (in Spanish). 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  13. ↑ "'20 Sundance Film Festival-Award Winners". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (2021-01-11). "Gotham Awards: 'Nomadland' Wins Best Feature, Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  15. ↑ del Río, David (2020-09-26). "Película mexicana 'Sin señas particulares' gana dos premios en San Sebastián". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  16. ↑ "Zúrich entrega sus Ojos de Oro a Sin señas particulares y Why Not You". cineuropa (in Spanish). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  17. ↑ "'Sin señas partículares' gana máxima presea de Cine en Grecia". Jornada (in Spanish). 2020-11-17.
  18. ↑ "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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