Workforce

Mano de obra

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

In Mexico City, a group of construction workers toil to complete a luxurious villa on time. The fall of Claudio from the upper floor to his death devastates his brother Francisco, who worked alongside him. His grief shifts to fury when medical tests allegedly indicate alcohol in Claudio’s system, offering the owner a way out of compensation. Enraged by this outrageous display of injustice, Fransisco meticulously weaves a plan of counterattack. A precise and crushingly effective minimalistic thriller, of organically juxtaposed layers, that “constructs” an edifice of class-clashes and power structures, on its way to an unexpected culmination.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: David Zonana

Script: David Zonana

Cinematography: Carolina Costa

Editing: Óscar Figueroa Jara

Sound: Alejandro de Icaza, Enrique Fernandez Tanco

Music: Murcof

Actors: Luis Alberti, Hugo Mendoza, Jonathan Sanchez, Horacio Celestino

Production: Teorema

Producers: Michel Franco, David Zonana, Eréndira Núñez Larios

Costumes: Jorge Alberto Trujillo

Sets: Ivonne Fuentes

Camera: Miguel Agumendo

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Mexico

Production Year: 2019

Duration: 82´

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David Zonana

David Zonana was born in Mexico City in 1989. He has worked as a producer with Teorema (formerly Lucia Films) in films like 600 Miles (Best First Feature Film at Berlinale 2015), Chronic (Palme D’Or for Best Screenplay at Cannes 2015), and April’s Daughters (Jury Prize at Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2017). Workforce (2019), his feature film debut, had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (Platform Section). It had its European premiere in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Film Festival. It became the most internationally awarded Mexican film in 2019. It also won the Ariel Awards (Mexican Academy Awards) for Best First Feature and Best Actor. His second feature, Heroic, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2023 in competition and was screened at the Berlin Film Festival 2023 (in the Panorama Section), among other international festivals.