Before the Buzzards Arrive

Before the Buzzards Arrive (Spanish: Antes que lleguen los zopilotes) is a 2023 Mexican black-and-white fantasy mystery film written and directed by Jonás N. Díaz in his directorial debut. Starring María del Carmen Félix. It had its international premiere on January 30, 2023, at the Rotterdam International Film Festival as part of Big Screen Competition.

Synopsis
Justino dies at the hands of Tusa, for which she is forced to embark on a redemption journey together with Luvina, Justino's widow, with the mission of finding the corpse before the vultures eat it.

Cast
The actors participating in this film are:


 * María del Carmen Félix as Tuza
 * Tsayamhall Esquivel as Luvina
 * Francisco Pita as Justino

Release
The film had its international premiere on January 30, 2023, at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. It was released in the United States on March 12, 2023, as part of the 30th San Diego Latino Film Festival.

Critical reception
Nicholas Davies from Rotterdam International Film Festival wrote: "Before the Buzzards Arrive is an oneiric, magical-realist fantasia that examines the ways in which people – and particularly women – are confined by the socially constructed roles they come to inhabit."