CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 9m

Foreign Puzzle

Suspended between life and death, a Mexican American mother explores uncertainty through dance.

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Foreign Puzzle is an intimate documentary that captures the journey of an inspiring Mexican American dancer as she communicates the impermanence of life through dance while juggling the roles of a recently divorced parent of a 6-year-old, a choreographer and a primary school teacher amidst intensive treatments for breast cancer.

Directed byChithra Jeyaram

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Released
Runtime
1h 9m
Language
EN
Released
May 5, 2019

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