
Type
2022

Representation Score
Limited
2026
Director
Leopoldo Aguilar
Runtime
81 minutes
Average Rating
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The film’s emotional core is the friendship between an allergic girl and an escaped lemur. That bond gives disability representation real weight, since her condition is not background detail but the engine of the story. Culturally, the illegal market in Mexico introduces a quiet critique of local systems, while the girl’s isolation questions typical family structures. Yet the narrative stays tightly focused on two outsiders. Because no other characters are fleshed out, gender, racial, and LGBTQ+ representation remain minimal. The result is a poignant but narrow portrait that prioritizes intimacy over breadth.
Category Breakdown
No LGBTQ+ characters appear or are identified. The narrative centers on a young girl and an escaped lemur, leaving no room for queer identities or relationships.
A young girl anchors the story, isolated from the world. Her bond with the lemur drives the plot, but no other major characters emerge to broaden gender representation.
Set in Mexico, yet the human cast remains undefined. The lemur’s origin in Madagascar adds geographic texture, but no racial or ethnic diversity among people is confirmed.
An illegal animal market in Mexico hints at local enforcement failures. The girl’s isolation disrupts conventional family life, though broader cultural or religious contexts stay offscreen.
Severe allergies shape the protagonist’s existence, forcing isolation and dictating the plot. This chronic condition is treated as central, not incidental, to her lived experience.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A little girl who is allergic to almost everything is forced to live alone isolated from the outside world. When a small lemur brought from Madagascar to an illegal market in Mexico escapes and finds a way to the little girl's room, a strange friendship is formed.

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