The specter of death looms over a birthday party in this remarkably intimate second feature from the Mexican writer-director Lila Avilés ("The Chambermaid").
Director Lila Avilés’ extraordinary family drama ‘Tótem’ is in the vein of party films like ‘Monsoon Wedding’ and ‘Rachel Getting Married’ it throws a warm, tumultuous goodbye party you’ll never want to leave.
In Lila Avilés’s second feature, a 7-year-old girl begins to grasp the severity of her father’s illness while birthday preparations are underway at home.