The scene is set for the film”s climax: In one corner is a Mexican boxer known only as Israel. His opponent is a teenager who may or may not have died in a fire when he was six. They are fighting for the middleweight championship of the world inside a gutted warehouse in Chicago. The sole spectator is a woman whose kisses have left a trail of burn marks on Israel”s face. Meanwhile, the Virgin of Guadalupe is in the alley behind the warehouse sprinkling a jar of tears onto the asphalt.
“The concept of the film is really strange,” said director Juan Ramirez, who crafted this scene for his film “Israel in Exile.” “I wanted to do something that was unique
