Overview

• Director Rigoberto Perezcano used the Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia platform to denounce forced child and early marriages as human-rights violations.
• He called for prohibiting marriages carried out under so‑called usos y costumbres when they involve minors, citing cases where girls are exchanged for goods such as livestock or beer.
• Community screenings are being organized with state cultural agencies, with Oaxaca showings expected in November and outreach also planned in Puebla, Michoacán, Guerrero and Chiapas.
• Perezcano said he aims to build a map next year to identify areas with high incidence of forced marriage in order to focus exhibition and discussion efforts.
• Los Amantes se Despiden con la Mirada portrays a mid‑teens girl pressured into an arranged union with an older man, and the director emphasizes cinema’s role in sensitizing audiences rather than promising immediate change.