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I Promise You Anarchy
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Wikipedia article
'I Promise You Anarchy' is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Julio Hernndez Cordn. The film stars Diego Calva Hernndez and Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as two long-time friends and lovers, who after a failed business are separated by the mother of one of them.
The film premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival, being the only Latin film competing for the Golden Leopard Award, and was screened at the Contemporary World Cinema Section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. After its exhibition at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival, the film earned the Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature and a Special Mention by the Jury. The film also received two nominations at the 2016 Ariel Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.
Plot
Miguel (Diego Calva Hernndez) and Johnny (Eduardo Eliseo Martnez) are friends and lovers, having known each other since childhood. They spend time skating together with friends in the streets of Mexico City. They sell their blood on the black market and recruit other donors. A large transaction ends badly for everyone involved. Miguel's mother decides to take him out of the country, far from Johnny.
Cast
*Diego Calva Hernndez as Miguel
*Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as Johnny
*Shvasti Caldern as Adri
*Oscar Mario Botello as David
*Gabriel Casanova as Gabriel
*Sarah Minter as Miguel's Mother
*Martha Claudia Moreno as Johnny's Mother
*Diego Escamilla Corona as Techno
*Milkman as David
*Erwin Jonathan Mora Alvarado as Prncipe Azteca
*Juan Pablo Escalante as Nito
*Daniel Adrin Meja Aguirre as Hamster
*Mario Alberto Snchez as Major Tom
*Yair Domnguez Monroy as Pedo Bomba
*Francisco Kjeldson as Safari
Production
Diana Snchez, artistic director of the Panama International Film Festival, stated that the film is "a lovely and heartfelt exploration of love and friendship. Beautifully shot, the film demonstrates Hernndezs versatility and progression as a filmmaker. The scenes of the skateboarders in Mexico City, for instance, are kinetic and feel very realistic. According to the director, he tried to mix documentary, fiction and film noir, with the film showing "the innocence of youth and the moments you try to play the bad guy, the criminal, but you are not really that kind of character". 'Te Prometo Anarqua' won one part of a split prize at the 2015 Panam International Film Festival, where it received US$20,000 dollars to pay post production fees; the rest of the prize (US$5,000 dollars) was awarded to Costa Rica's 'El Sonido de las Cosas' ("The Sound of Things"), directed by Ariel Escalante.
Reception
The film was named "The Best Mexican Film of 2015" by Fernanda Solrzano of 'Letras Libres'.
Awards and nominations
References
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