Empty Shelves

Jul 27, 2023

0h 6m

★ 0.0

Did you ever wish to disappear entirely?

Overview

Diana, a young woman who suffers from social anxiety, works in the supermarket which forces her to face her biggest fears; unable to communicate with others, she takes refuge in an ideal dream: a still and silent world where she can be free but gradually and without noticing this place threatens to swallow her into oblivion.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

UNAM

Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas (ENAC)

Empty Shelves Trailers

Cast

Diana López

Gabriela Lucas

Sofía

Heidi Torres

Miriam

Claudia Ortíz

Manager

Roberto Rojas

Client

Tere Viñas

Coworker 1

Sergio Contreras

Coworker 3

Karely 'Taddka' Correa

Coworker 2

Uriel Reyes

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