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Fireflies (2018)

5.9/10 1h 28m Oct 21, 2018
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Luciérnagas
Original Language ES
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Arash Marandi
Arash Marandi
Ramin
Popularity: 0.3
Flor Eduarda Gurrola
Flor Eduarda Gurrola
Leti (as Flor Eduarda Gurrola)
Popularity: 0.3
Luis Alberti
Luis Alberti
Guillermo
Popularity: 1.0
Eligio Meléndez
Eligio Meléndez
Jorge
Popularity: 0.5
Ishbel Bautista
Ishbel Bautista
Rosi
Popularity: 0.3
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Eduardo Mendizabal
Ernesto
Popularity: 0.2
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Uriel Ledesma
Cuyo
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Bani Khoshnoudi
Director Bani Khoshnoudi
Editor Gilberto González Penilla, Miguel Schverdfinger
Producer Bani Khoshnoudi, Elsa Reyes

Production

Zensky Cine
Pensée Sauvage Films
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
MX
Haos Film
GR
Aurora Dominicana
DO

Videos & Trailers

FIREFLIES by Bani Khoshnoudi | 36th Miami Film Festival
FIREFLIES by Bani Khoshnoudi | 36th Miami Film Festival
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Keywords

friendship self-discovery identity melancholy exile migration tropical heartbreak lgbt solitude masculinity veracruz gay theme

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Apr 13, 2022

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 21, 2018
Runtime 1h 28m
Language ES
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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