Los días más oscuros de nosotras (The Darkest Days of Us)

Ana returns to her hometown of Tijuana after many years away. While her sister’s death is only a fragmented memory, her childhood home is a real and troubling presence.

Astrid Rondero (Mexico City, 1989) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. She studied film at the University Center for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC) at UNAM, now known as the National School of Cinematographic Arts. She began her career making short films, including En aguas quietas (2011), which was nominated for an Ariel Award. In 2017, she released her first feature film as a director, Los días más oscuros de nosotras, which received several national and international awards. She also worked as a co-screenwriter and producer on Sin señas particulares (2020), directed by Fernanda Valadez, a film that won important awards at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2024, she and Valadez released Sujo, a film about the consequences of organized crime violence in Mexico. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and later received the Ariel Awards for Best Picture and Best Director in 2025. Today, Rondero is recognized as one of the prominent filmmakers of contemporary Mexican cinema.

Year of Production: 2017

Time: 99’

Country: Mexico

Language: Spanish

Director: Astrid Rondero

Cast: Sophie Alexander-Katz, Florencia Ríos, Adolfo Madera, Yeray Albelda

Production: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Ximena Amann

Script: Astrid Rondero, Lila Nieto

Director of Photography: Ximena Amann

Production Companies: EnAguas Cine, IMCINE, Corpulenta Producciones

61st Ariel Awards (2019) – Mexican Academy (nominations for Best Actress and Best First Feature)