A shocking and provocative depiction of class warfare in contemporary Mexico. When the lavish upper-class wedding of two affluent citizens is suddenly interrupted by violent rioters who take their house by siege, it soon becomes apparent that this seemingly random attack is part of a nationwide working-class uprising. As seen through the eyes of the sympathetic young bride and the servants who work for – and against – her wealthy family, it breathlessly traces the collapse of one political system as a more harrowing replacement arises.
Winner of the 2020 Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, this is a gripping dystopian drama that dares us not to look away. With parallels drawn to Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Franco’s latest is a terrifying edge-of-your- seat commentary on the haves and have-nots of modern-day Mexico.
First shown at HOME as part of ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2021, this film will be on general release at HOME from Fri 20 Aug