''Only God Knows'' (; ) is a 2006 Mexican-Brazilian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Carlos Bolado. It stars
Alice Braga
Alice Braga Moraes (; born 15 April 1983) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, starring as Angélica in the acclaimed '' City of God'' (2002), Karinna in '' Lower City'' (2005), and Dolores in '' Only ...
as Dolores, a Brazilian woman, who meets Dámian (
Diego Luna
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in ''Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) and the Disney+ series ''Andor (TV series), ...
), a Mexican who helps her to reach Mexico City after her passport is stolen.
Co-produced between Brazil and Mexico after an agreement undersigned in Venezuela, it is the first film produced jointly by the two countries.
Filming took place in 2004 in
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
,
Mexico City
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,
Salvador,
São Paulo
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, and
San Diego
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.
[ Post-production was done in São Paulo in 2005][ and sound effects were produced in ]Skywalker Sound
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.
Its world premiere occurred on January 21 at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
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The festival has acted ...
, where it competed in the category Cinema Dramatic of the World Cinema section. It also entered the official selection of the Guadalajara International Film Festival
The Guadalajara International Film Festival () is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara since 1986.
The presence in Guadalajara of delegates from other important festivals from around the world has helped M ...
and the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva
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During the first editions, it was known as (). The festival was originally or ...
.
Plot
Dolores is a Brazilian working in the USA who goes on a night out with friends across the border in Mexico where her passport gets stolen and found by a Mexican freelance journalist Damian. He helps her get to Mexico city as she believes she needs to reach the Embassy to get new papers to leave the country. The two fall in love during the journey, however the discovery that Damian had her passport all along puts them at odds. Dolores goes back to Brazil as her grandmother has suddenly passed. Dolores discovers she is pregnant despite her thinking she is unable to conceive. Damian follows her to Brazil. When it seems that they may have found each other and have a chance at happiness, fate has other plans.
Cast
*Alice Braga
Alice Braga Moraes (; born 15 April 1983) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, starring as Angélica in the acclaimed '' City of God'' (2002), Karinna in '' Lower City'' (2005), and Dolores in '' Only ...
as Dolores
**Isabella Sass as young Dolores
*Diego Luna
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in ''Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) and the Disney+ series ''Andor (TV series), ...
as Damián
*Mariana Muniz as Dolores' grandmother
* José María Yazpik as Jonathan
*Cecilia Suárez
María Cecilia Suárez de Garay (; born 22 November 1971) is a Mexican actress and activist working with the United Nations and European Union campaigning against femicide and violence against women. She has starred in film, television, and the ...
as Olivia
*Renata Zhaneta as Renata
*Damián Alcázar
Damián Alcázar (born January 8, 1953) is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico as Lord Sopespian in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela in the Netflix series ''Narcos'' and ...
as Presagio
* Leigh Crow as Mrs Bailey
See also
* List of media set in San Diego
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