Mu
2024
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Synopsis
Jan is a country boy who lives isolated in the mountains with his father. He enjoys the summer playing with his best friend, Ona, a cow, but she gets terminally ill. He wants to take care of her until the end, but his father ignores him and sacrifices her without mercy. Ten years later, when his father gets seriously ill, Jan starts treating him like a cow to have the farewell he never had.
Mu (2024) is a 00:11:00 short film by Javier Méndez Cañada (Spain). Jan is a country boy who lives isolated in the mountains with his father.
Key facts
Cast
Biel Pages, Pau Rosell, Xavi Roqueta
Original language
Catalan
Crew
Screenplay
Javier Méndez Cañada
Producer
Àmal Martínez, Santiago Cámara, Guillem Mula
Cinematography
Álvaro Baumman Aguerri
Editing
Javier Coca
Music
Guillem Guino, Javier Coca
Stills
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Festival History
- Landshut Short Film Festival 2026 generic
- Vilnius International Film Festival (Kino Pavasaris) 2026 generic
- Festival Court Métrange 2025 - Prix du Jury
- HARD:LINE International Film Festival 2025 - Meliees Nominee
- New Horizons International Film Festival 2025 generic
Full credits
| Director | Javier Méndez Cañada, Javier Méndez Cañada |
| Cast | Biel Pages, Pau Rosell, Xavi Roqueta |
| Screenplay | Javier Méndez Cañada |
| Producer | Àmal Martínez, Santiago Cámara, Guillem Mula |
| Cinematography | Álvaro Baumman Aguerri |
| Editing | Javier Coca |
| Music | Guillem Guino, Javier Coca |
| Sound | Alex Flores'Jota' |
| Other | Alejandro Latorre García, Alex Flores, Álvaro Baumann Aguerri, Films on the Road, Gloria Núñez, Guillem Guino, Michelle Romero, Nadia Marimón, Dani Poves, Javier Coca Perona, Javier López Soria, Teresa Corral, Daniel Miranda |
Technical
| Runtime | 11 min |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | Arri Amira |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt33485485 |
| TMDB | 1367453 |
| FILMFREEWAY | Mu377 |
Additional data: TMDB.
