After his grandmother’s death, Mendel, a Mexican biologist (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) living in New York returns to his hometown in Michoacán, Mexico – a place with forests where the majestic monarch butterfly species migrates South. Mendel’s journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his identity on a personal and spiritual level.
READ MORESundance ’21 Review: SON OF MONARCHS (HIJO DE MONARCAS)
