New Order

2020 | Color | 86:00

A lavish high-society wedding goes awry when an unexpected uprising gives way to a violent coup d’état. As seen through the eyes of the sympathetic young bride and the servants who work for—and against— her wealthy family.

Country: México, Francia
Direction: Franco; Michel
Script: Franco; Michel
Production: Núñez Larios; Eréndira, Velasco L.; Cristina, Franco; Michel
Photography:
Sound: Locatelli; Raúl, de Icaza; Alejandro
Music:
Cast:del Carmen; Mónica, González Norvind; Naian, Yazbek; Darío, Cuautle; Fernando, Boneta; Diego, Medina; Roberto, Sánchez Parra; Gustavo, Meléndez; Eligio, Singer; Enrique, Owen; Lisa, Bernal; Patricia
Art direction:
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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