In 2033, Mexico City is a hot, mechanical and chaotic megacity ruled by the military and a tyrannical government. It is an oppressed society with its religious faith and liberty of expression stolen. Pablo, the main character, is a young finantial yuppie that gets shelter in drugs and alcohol. He leaves his privileged life in order to help the unprotected and destroy the system that controls the population.
Production
Mexico City as suffocating cyberpunk hellscape on indie budget.
Acting
Lafarga's sweaty, desperate descent from yuppie to reluctant hero.
Director
Francisco Laresgoiti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Mexico's drug war peak, the film channels real national anxiety about state violence and disappeared citizens into speculative fiction.
Director Laresgoiti shot guerrilla-style in actual Mexico City locations without permits, explaining the raw, claustrophobic atmosphere that big-budget dystopias fake with CGI.
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