1936 | B/N | 92:00 During the Mexican Revolution, a group of brave peasants known as the Leones de San Pablo join Pancho Villa’s army. After a few battles, with more defeats than victories behind them, the original group has shrunk in number, and a series of troubles leads them to rethink their position. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: de Fuentes; Fernando, Villaurrutia; Xavier, basado en la novela homónima de F. Muñoz; Rafael Production: J. Pani; Alberto Photography: Draper; J. A., Figueroa; Gabriel Sound: Fernández; Eduardo, Ruiz Esparza; Rafael Music: Revueltas; Silvestre Cast:R. Frausto; Antonio, Soler; Domingo, Tamez; Manuel, Vallarino; Ramon, López Chaflán; Carlos, de Anda; Raúl Art direction: Rodríguez Granada; Mariano, Ruiz; Antonio Participation year at FICM: 2023
1936 | B/N | 92:00 During the Mexican Revolution, a group of brave peasants known as the Leones de San Pablo join Pancho Villa’s army. After a few battles, with more defeats than victories behind them, the original group has shrunk in number, and a series of troubles leads them to rethink their position. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: de Fuentes; Fernando, Villaurrutia; Xavier, basado en la novela homónima de F. Muñoz; Rafael Production: J. Pani; Alberto Photography: Draper; J. A., Figueroa; Gabriel Sound: Fernández; Eduardo, Ruiz Esparza; Rafael Music: Revueltas; Silvestre Cast:R. Frausto; Antonio, Soler; Domingo, Tamez; Manuel, Vallarino; Ramon, López Chaflán; Carlos, de Anda; Raúl Art direction: Rodríguez Granada; Mariano, Ruiz; Antonio Participation year at FICM: 2023
El prisionero 13 Marta leaves her drunkard husband, Colonel Carrasco, taking their young son with her. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable young man. Years later, Carrasco accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary from his prison and asks to have him replaced by absolutely anyone. That anyone turns out to be his own long-lost son. When Carrasco finds out, he desperately attempts to prevent Juan’s execution at the hands of his very own officers. See More
The Phantom of the Monastery Married couple Cristina and Eduardo, along with their friend Alfonso, get lost in the woods at dusk. When they encounter a mysterious monk, who offers them shelter at the old monastery of the Order of Silence, Eduardo is scared and refuses to go inside the building, but Cristina and Alfonso—who are having an affair—convince him to spend the night there. A series of abnormal events will make the lovers regret their decision. See More
El compadre Mendoza During the Mexican Revolution, Rosalío Mendoza survives by doing and winning favors from both the government forces and Zapata’s rebel army. Depending on the political allegiance of guests at his hacienda, he displays the portraits of either Huerta or Zapata. Eventually, the situation becomes unsustainable and he is forced to take sides. Betrayal and deceit ensue—and Mendoza’s dark side surfaces. See More
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24