Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets El Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces El Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.
David Pablos
He is a Mexican writer and director whose films have received 26 nominations at the Ariel Awards. He holds an MFA from Columbia University and is a member of Mexico’s National System of Art Creators and of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood. His debut feature, ‘The Life After’ (2013), premiered at the Venice Biennale and won awards at the Morelia International Film Festival. With ‘The Chosen Ones’ (2015) he competed at the Cannes, San Sebastián, Zurich, and Stockholm Film Festivals; the film was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film and won five Ariel Awards, including Best Film. With ‘Dance of the 41’ (2021), he competed in San Sebastian and won four Ariel Awards. He also directed the first four episodes of Amazon’s action western series ‘The Head of Joaquín Murrieta’ (2023), which premiered in over 240 countries and territories. ‘On the Road’ (2025) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the award for best film in the Orizzonti section and the Queer Lion Award.
DIRECTOR
David Pablos
SCREENPLAY
David Pablos
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ximena Amann
EDITOR
Jonathan Pellicer
SOUND
Miguel Mata, Olivier Laurent, Laurent Chassaigne
MUSIC
Andrea Balency-Béarn
PRODUCTION
Inna Payán, Luis Salinas, Diego Luna, Enrique Nava, Antonio Acosta, Alessandro Pederzoli, Joakim Ziegler, Øyvind Stiauren
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Animal de Luz Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Producciones Año Bisiesto, The Maestros Cine, EFD Studios, Terminal Films
