Esto no es Berlín

Directed by Hari Sama

Mexico City, 1986, amidst World Cup fever and the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. In a wealthy neighbourhood 17-year-old Carlos doesn’t fit in: not with his family nor with his school friends. But everything changes when he discovers Azteca, the legendary nightclub with an underground scene of androgynous post-punk, sexual liberation and heavy drug use. As a countercultural space for pansexual experimentation, tolerance and community, its raw energy is deeply attractive to the young rebel searching for his identity as an artist and a man.

Drawing on director Hari Sama’s experiences growing up in Mexico and New York, the film takes inspiration from real life, but adds the cool uncle – played by Sama himself – as the male role model he never had.

Duration:
110 minutes

Translated title:
This Is Not Berlin

Languages:
Spanish

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
Mexico

Year of production:
2019

This screening has no adverts or trailers and starts at the advertised time