Lila Avilés shows us how a young girl experiences the world in her award-winning sophomore feature, “Tótem”

Like Jonathan Demme did both did seamlessly, respectively in “Rachel Getting Married” and “La Ciénaga,” Lila Avilés (“The Chambermaid”) immerses us in a specific time and space full of people that resemble a family, which promises to connect universally with audiences all over the world. […]