Black Sheep

Colour, 35 mm
Mexico, 2009, 83 min
IP – International premiere
Section: Official Selection - Competition

Synopsis

Two young men, José and Kumbia, work at Don Leandro’s ranch herding sheep. But they’re sick of his bad treatment and so they think up a plan for turning their hapless future around. Perhaps they could steal the sheep and sell them at the Mexican-American border. But Leandro’s son Jeronimo is always at their heels, and he will do anything to make things tough for them. He knows that the loss of a single sheep would cost a shepherd his job. Years ago, the local priest brought eight-year-old José to the ranch and thought that the boys would become friends. But spoiled Jeronimo, who grew up without a mother, always treated José underhandedly despite the boy being his only friend. And when José finds a real friend in the similarly luckless Kumbia, Jeronimo’s malice overflows. On top of it all, María comes between Jeronimo and José, and the grandiose plan is threatened.... An "on the road” story (which a hitchhiker relates to a truck driver to keep him awake as they drive through the night) about the journey to the dreams that enrich us.

About the director

Humberto Hinojosa Ozcáriz (b. 1981, Mexico City) began working in television commercials as an actor and assistant director. He studied communication sciences at Iberoamericana University where, among others, he made the successful short 16mm film The Old Man (El viejo), which won the 7th International Festival of Film Schools in Kinoki, Mexico. Other short films: Second Slap (Segundo cachete), Happy End and El orbil. After working with various directors and producers, he decided to establish his own production company with associate, called Tigre Pictures. Black Sheep is his feature film debut. He is currently writing film scripts and making commercials.