1935 | B/N | 92 min Five rangers, admirers of Pancho Villa, join the celebrated División del Norte. One by one they die, either in battle or in absurd situations, leaving the sole survivor Tiburcio Maya with a bitter impression of the revolutionary struggle. This is a masterful adaptation of the novel by Rafael F. Muñoz and is considered the best Mexican film of all time. The film is a critical reflection of Mexico as a nation. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: F. Muñoz; Rafael, Villaurrutia; Xavier, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: J. Pani; Alberto Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel, Draper; Jack Sound: Ruiz Esparza; Rafael, Fernández; Eduardo Music: Revueltas; Silvestre Cast:R. Frausto; Antonio, Soler; Domingo, Tamés; Manuel, Vallarino; Ramon, López Chaflán; Carlos, de Anda; Raúl, F. Muñóz; Rafael, Sánchez Tello; Alfonso Participation year at FICM: 2010
1935 | B/N | 92 min Five rangers, admirers of Pancho Villa, join the celebrated División del Norte. One by one they die, either in battle or in absurd situations, leaving the sole survivor Tiburcio Maya with a bitter impression of the revolutionary struggle. This is a masterful adaptation of the novel by Rafael F. Muñoz and is considered the best Mexican film of all time. The film is a critical reflection of Mexico as a nation. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: F. Muñoz; Rafael, Villaurrutia; Xavier, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: J. Pani; Alberto Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel, Draper; Jack Sound: Ruiz Esparza; Rafael, Fernández; Eduardo Music: Revueltas; Silvestre Cast:R. Frausto; Antonio, Soler; Domingo, Tamés; Manuel, Vallarino; Ramon, López Chaflán; Carlos, de Anda; Raúl, F. Muñóz; Rafael, Sánchez Tello; Alfonso Participation year at FICM: 2010
Let’s Go with Pancho Villa 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. See More
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
Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25 Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25 FICM presented four Mexican short films in a special screening at the 64th Critics' Week at Cannes 05 · 22 · 25 Aurora Clavel (1936-2025) and TARAHUMARA (ALWAYS FURTHER ON) 05 · 22 · 25
Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25
FICM presented four Mexican short films in a special screening at the 64th Critics' Week at Cannes 05 · 22 · 25
