Yo (film)

Yo ("Me") is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Matías Meyer. The film stars Raúl Silva, as a young man, with limited mental skills. He says he is fifteen years old, although he seems to be older. He lives and works in his mother's restaurant by a busy freeway. One day he meets Elena, an eleven-year-old girl, who will change his life forever. Yo is adapted by Meyer and Alexandre Auger from Histoire du pied et autres fantaisies by French author J.M.G. Le Clézio.

Yo
Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed byMatías Meyer
Produced by
  • Julio Bárcenas
  • Matías Meyer
  • Israel Cárdenas
  • Laura Amelia Guzmán
Screenplay by
  • Matías Meyer
  • Alexandre Auger
Starring
  • Raúl Silva
  • Elizabeth Mendoza
  • Ignacio Rojas
  • Isis Vanessa Cortés
Music by
  • Galo Durán
  • Chac Moola
CinematographyGerardo Barroso Alcalá
Edited byLeón Felipe González
Production
companies
  • LUC La Película
  • Axolote Cine
Release date
  • October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23) (Morelia)
Running time
80 minutes
Country
  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • Switzerland
  • Holland
  • Dominican Republic
LanguageSpanish
BudgetUSD$400,000

Yo premiered at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival and was awarded for Best Mexican Feature Film and Best Actor for Raúl Silva.[1] The film also received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Ariel Awards of 2016.[2]

Cast
  • Raúl Silva as Yo
  • Elizabeth Mendoza as Mamá Yo
  • Ignacio Rojas Nieto as Pady
  • Isis Vanesa Cortés as Elena
  • Mireya Ivonne Morales as Sra. Elia
  • Alfonso Miguel González as Poncho
  • Melody Petite as Jenny
  • Félix Miranda Pérez as Capataz

References
  1. "¡Felicidades a los ganadores del 13º FICM!". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). October 31, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. Magaña, Arturo (April 13, 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2016.


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