The Empty Box

The Empty Box

101 mins | Drama | March 29, 2017

Jazmín, a young woman living in Mexico City, is nonplussed when she receives a call informing her that her father Toussaint, an illegal Haitian immigrant, is ill. She hasn't seen him in years, and does not know why they are calling her. When she finally gets to the hospital and discovers that her father is suffering from vascular dementia, she finds herself faced with the task of caring for a man who is more a stranger than a father to her.

The Empty Box

101 mins | Drama | March 29, 2017

The Empty Box
Jazmín, a young woman living in Mexico City, is nonplussed when she receives a call informing her that her father Toussaint, an illegal Haitian immigrant, is ill. She hasn't seen him in years, and does not know why they are calling her. When she finally gets to the hospital and discovers that her father is suffering from vascular dementia, she finds herself faced with the task of caring for a man who is more a stranger than a father to her.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), Cine Canibal, Sampek Productions, Equipment & Film Design, JAQUECA FILMS
Original title La caja vacía
Directors Claudia Sainte-Luce
Writers Claudia Sainte-Luce

Cast

Jimmy Jean-Louis

as Toussaint

Pablo Sigal

as Manu

Luciana Miquirray

as Jazmín (niña)