The Good Herbs

María Novaro
fiction, 35mm, color, 120min, 2010
México

Dalia´s life changes when she has to face the Alhzeimer of her mother, Lala, an ethnobotanic scientist. This is a story of the chemistry of the brain, plants and of human emotions; about the invisible bonds that unite the living with their dead and nature, which belongs to us all and about the Mexican herbalist heritage that knows which plants can help cure the soul.

Orignal title: Las Buenas Hierbas
Direction: María Novaro
Productionn: Julio Bárcenas, María Novaro
Script: María Novaro
Cinematography: Gerardo Barroso
Editing: María Novaro, Sebastián Garzaa
Sound: Pablo Tamez, Alfredo Loaeza
Music Score: Santiago Chávez, Judith de León
Art Direction: Lorenza Manrique
Production companies: Axolote Cine, ECHASA, IMCINE-FOPROCINE, CUEC, CCC, EFICINE 226

Cast:
Úrsula Pruneda, Ofelia Medina, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Míriam Balderas, Cosmo González Muñoz, Gabino Rodríguez, Alberto Estrella, Rodrigo Solís, Luisa Pardo

Locations:
Distrito Federal y Huautla, Oaxaca (México)

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Check film reviews

World Première: Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara 2010.
Awardss: Best Script, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Mezcal Award
(young jury), Latinofusion Distribution Award for the Best Mexican Feature, FIPRESCI Award (Best Mexican Feature), Audience Award, Recommended for the Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress. Rome International Film Festival 2010.
Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Amazonas Film Festival (Brasil) 2010.