''Opus Zero'' is a 2017 Mexican-German drama film written and directed by Daniel Graham and starring

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Premise

An American composer, Paul, goes to a remote Mexican village where his father has died, ostensibly to collect his belongings, but in reality to either find inspiration for a new piece or to confront his own soul. He wanders the village talking to its residents, although he doesn’t speak Spanish. Meanwhile, a group of documentary filmmakers arrive in the village and, in talking with Paul, discover they have accidentally recorded a supernatural event.

Cast

as Paul *Andrés Almeida as Daniel *

Brontis Jodorowsky Brontis Jodorowsky (born 27 October 1962) is a Mexican-French actor and theatre director. He is the son of Chilean-French writer, director and actor Alejandro Jodorowsky and French actress Bernadette Landru. Life and career Jodorowsky was born in ...

as Zero *

Cassandra Ciangherotti Cassandra Ciangherotti (born 14 February 1987) is a Mexican actress and producer, best known for her role in the 2015 Mexican drama film ''The Hours with You'', film for which she was nominated in the Ariel Awards for Best Supporting Actress in ...

as Fernanda *

Leonardo Ortizgris Leonardo Ortizgris is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his performance in ''Güeros'' and ''Museum'' for which he won the 2019 Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor (Spanish: Premio Ariel a Mejor Coac ...

as Gilles *

Irene Azuela Irene Azuela (born October 27, 1979) is a British-born Mexican actress and producer. Career Irene Azuela began her career as an actress in 2000's in TV Azteca with three telenovelas: ''Todo por amor'', ''Amores querer con alevosía'' and ''La ...

as Maia * Noé Hernández as Priest *Valentina Manzini as Marianne

Production

The film was shot in

Real de Catorce Real de Catorce (; meaning: ''Real unit of currencyof Fourteen''), often shortened to Real, is a village in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí and the seat of the municipality of Catorce. It is located north of the city of San Luis Potosí, ...

Reception

The film has a 42% rating on

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, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.30/10.

References

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* * English-language Mexican films English-language German films 2010s Spanish-language films Mexican drama films German drama films 2017 drama films 2017 films 2010s English-language films 2010s German films 2010s Mexican films {{2010s-drama-film-stub