''Identifying Features'' ( es, Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Fernanda Veladez who co-wrote with Astrid Rondero. It premiered at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

and won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay. 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

Notes

References

External links

* 2020 drama films 2020 films Mexican drama films Spanish drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Sundance Film Festival award-winning films Films about immigration to the United States 2020s Mexican films 2020s Spanish films {{2020s-drama-film-stub