Fireflies

Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

Cast

Arash Marandi

as Ramin

Flor Eduarda Gurrola

as Leti (as Flor Eduarda Gurrola)

Luis Alberti

as Guillermo

Eligio Meléndez

as Jorge

Ishbel Bautista

as Rosi

Eduardo Mendizabal

as Ernesto

Uriel Ledesma

as Cuyo

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Arash Marandi ("Ramin") has escaped his harsh life in Iran and is trying to make it to Greece. Unfortunately, he stowed aboard a boat going a bit further afield - and he ends up in Mexico with little money and even less Spanish. Using his limited English, he manages to find some lodgings and a job i...

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