The Crying of the Sea
2023, Spanish. Directed by Jaime Villa.
A family of fishermen on the coast of Sonora, Mexico, search for a balance between their survival and that of their environment.
Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to call themselves predators of the sea until one day they became unable to kill a sea turtle. Submerged in a crisis, they embark on a journey to try to save their way of life and of their fishing town through the creation of an environmental community group in charge of protecting sea turtles.
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 20 October 2023
- Original title
- El llanto de las tortugas
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Jaime Villa
- Budget
- $200K
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The Crying of the Sea runs 66 minutes (1h 6m).
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The Crying of the Sea isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 October 2023. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Crying of the Sea?
If you liked The Crying of the Sea, try Naqoyqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Koyaanisqatsi.
Who directed The Crying of the Sea?
The Crying of the Sea (2023) was directed by Jaime Villa and stars Cosme Damián Becerra, Mónica Esquer Encinas, Cosme Becerra Esquer.