Lost in the Night
by Amat Escalante
Emiliano lives in a small mining town in Mexico. Motivated by a deep sense of justice, he searches for those responsible for the disappearance of his activist mother who was standing up for local jobs against an international mining company. Receiving no help from the police or judicial system, he finds a clue that leads him to the wealthy Aldama Family, where he meets a famous artist, his celebrity wife and their beautiful daughter. It's not long before he has a job at their home and becomes determined to uncover the secrets beneath the surface.
Amat Escalante, born in 1979, is a self-taught filmmaker from the city of Guanajuato who began his career in cinema at the age of 15. After making two short films, he wrote and directed his debut feature, "Sangre," a film shot in his hometown and premiered in the Official Selection of "Un Certain Regard" at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Prize from the International Critics. His second feature, "Los Bastardos," also premiered in the Official Selection of "Un Certain Regard" at Cannes in 2008. "Heli" was his third feature, which premiered in the Official Competition at Cannes in 2013, where he won the award for Best Director. His fourth feature film, "The Untamed," premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2016, where he won the Silver Lion for Best Director. From 2018 to 2021, he directed multiple episodes of the successful Netflix series "Narcos: Mexico." His fifth feature film, "Lost in the Night," will premiere in the Official Selection Premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY
2005 Blood
2008 The Bastards
2013 Heli
2016 The Untamed
Juan Daniel García Treviño
as Emiliano
Ester Expósito
as Mónica Aldama
Bárbara Mori
as Carmen Aldama
Fernando Bonilla
as Rigoberto Duplas
Mafer Osio
as Jazmin
