The Mirror and the Window

Nov 20, 2021

1h 33m

★ 0.0

Overview

Filmmaker Diego Gutiérrez knows that he is soon to lose two loved ones: his mother Gina Coppe and his best friend Danniel Danniel. Both ask him to film them during this final phase of their lives—Gina in her apartment in Mexico City, Danniel in a Dutch restaurant where he feels at home. What stories do they want to leave behind?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

DOXY Films

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Human Film NL

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Self

Danniel Danniel

Self

Gina Coppe

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