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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox film

| name = Gimme the Power

| image = Gimme the Power poster.jpg

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Olallo Rubio

| producer = Olallo Rubio
Jose Nacif

| writer = Olallo Rubio

| narrator = Olallo Rubio

| starring = Molotov

| music = Javier Umpierrez

| cinematography = Jose Casillas

| editing = Abraham Neme
Juan Fontana Rosas

| studio = Amateur Films

| distributor =

| released =

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = Mexico

| language = Spanish

| budget =

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'Gimme the Power' is a 2012 Mexican documentary film by Olallo Rubio about the band Molotov.

Synopsis



Olallo Rubio traces the history of the Mexican rock band Molotov and their wider significance to Mexican politics explaining how Mexican rock music has always had a rather ambiguous relationship with the Mexican government and society in general since the late 1950s, passing through the Avandaro Festival's La Onda hippie generation until modern times.

Cast



* Sergio Arau

* Olallo Rubio

* Juan Villoro

* Fernanda Tapia

* Molotov: Tito Fuentes, Miky Huidobro, Paco Ayala, and Randy Ebright

* Luis de Llano Macedo

* Alex Lora

* Armando Molina S.

Production



Rubio had wanted to do a rockumentary for a long time and was inspired to direct one after he saw the band perform in Spain in 2003. He said that he hoped the film would inspire young people to be more critical of the government.

Release



'Gimme the Power' was released in Mexico on June 1, 2012, timed to appear just before the general election.

Reception



According to 'El Universal', the film was received well in Mexico.

References




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