---
title: 'The Desert Within (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rodrigo Plá'
released: '2008-03-11'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-desert-within-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204366/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Desert Within (2008)

2008 · 110 min · Drama · Mexico

Original title: Desierto adentro

## Synopsis

The Desert Within is a 2008 Mexican drama film written and directed by Rodrigo Plá. The film was inspired by the diaries of the Christian existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. It won seven awards at the 2008 Guadalajara International Film Festival. The film incorporates animation and art as bookends to each series of events in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rodrigo Plá](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-pla)
- **Screenplay:** [Rodrigo Plá](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-pla), [Laura Santullo](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-santullo)
- **Producer:** [Rodrigo Plá](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-pla)
- **Editor:** [Rodrigo Plá](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-pla)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonardo Heiblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-heiblum)

## Cast

- [Ximena Ayala](https://cinepixo.com/people/ximena-ayala)
- [Dolores Heredia](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-heredia)
- [Luis Fernando Peñarol](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-fernando-penarol)
- [Katia Xanat Espino](https://cinepixo.com/people/katia-xanat-espino)
- [Martín Zapata](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-zapata)
- [Erando González](https://cinepixo.com/people/erando-gonzalez)

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