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Critic Carlos Aguilar
rated 10

...a truly brilliant accomplishment of unconventional storytelling, form and theme coalesce to open a portal where textbook history becomes an active entity and clashes with the present for a forward-thinking exploration.

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In 499, a ghostly conquistador from the 16th century arrives in modern-day Mexico,s 499 years after the fall of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. As he journeys toward the capital city, he remembers events from his past, while encountering the testimonies of real people, survivors of contemporary violence En route, he questions his role in the violence that continues to plague Mexico today . The film explores colonialism's legacy in contemporary Mexico through a mix of fictional And nonfictional elements.

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