Within the wake of a homicide, after the police have completed their investigation, who’s left to wash up the bloody scene? Certainly, who would wish to? Set in Mexico Metropolis, this brief documentary explores the lifetime of Donovan Tavera, a forensic cleaner who has spent the previous 20 years restoring crime scenes in properties to regular – or as near regular as attainable, given the circumstances. Inquisitive about loss of life from a younger age and self-taught, Tavera’s empathetic character and robust abdomen make him uniquely fitted to what would, for most individuals, be a most undesirable job. By desaturated colors, the Mexican filmmaker Louise Monlaü paperwork Tavera’s work with gritty honesty whereas respecting the bereaved in a means that mirrors Tavera’s personal moral code. In doing so, Monlaü captures how the true worth of Tavera’s work is the aid he supplies to households who’ve misplaced somebody expensive.
