Ex-voto for Three Souls (2008)

An ex-voto is a votive offering to thank God for a miracle, or to ask for one. This is the portrait of three Mexicans, all of whom need such a miracle for different reasons. Christian is a young boxer who is literally trying to fight his way out of poverty; a victory in the ring can be the necessary step to a professional career. Eight-year-old María-Teresa has to have a major heart operation and asks for God to stand by her surgeons. And then theres Luis the fisherman,who wants God to put a stop to the fish shortage and the low profits that come with it. Ex-voto for Three Souls translates its subjects deep faith into a film with atmospheric camerawork, minimal dialogue and solid sound design; a film that sweeps the viewer along in the mental states of the three believers.