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The 'missing child' trope is not new to cinema. However, it's often reserved for testosterone-fueled action movies like Taken or investigative thrillers like Gone Baby Gone and Trade. What sets the Spanish film, Ruido (original title, Ruido), apart is not just the fact that it is based on real-life incidents, but also how it uses the premise to shed light on systemic issues that remain unresolved. Ruido follows the tribulations of Julia (Julieta Egurrola) as she battles the system, the bureaucracy, the police and her personal trauma, as she searches for her missing daughter. Set in the arid lands of Mexico, the film throws us right in the middle of an ongoing revolution. While we are not aware of the specifics of the issues, they form the background of the plot, which follows Julia with a singular focus. It is through her struggles that the real-life stories of those searching for her loved ones are vindicated. Director: Steffen Geypens Writers: Steffen Geypens, Robin Kerre...