I Promise You Anarchy
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| Directed by | Julio Hernández Cordón |
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| Screenplay by | Julio Hernández Cordón |
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| Music by | Erick Bongcam |
| Cinematography | María José Secco |
| Edited by | Lenz Claure |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | USD$500,000 |
I Promise You Anarchy (Spanish: Te Prometo Anarquía) is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Julio Hernández Cordón. The film stars Diego Calva Hernández and Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as two long-time friends and lovers, and 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.[1][2] 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.[3] The film also received two nominations at the 2016 Ariel Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.[4]
Plot
The plot, according to the data sheet of the Morelia International FIlm Festival is: "Miguel (Diego Calva Hernández) and Johnny (Eduardo Eliseo Martínez) are friends and lovers, known since childhood and spend time skating with friends in the streets of Mexico City. They sold his own blood and get donors to the black market. A large blood transaction ends badly for everyone involved. Miguel's mother decides to take him out of the country. Far from Johnny, Miguel will face a new destination.[5]
Cast
- Diego Calva Hernández as Miguel
- Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as Johnny
- Shvasti Calderón 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 Príncipe Azteca
- Juan Pablo Escalante as Nito
- Daniel Adrián Mejía Aguirre as Hamster
- Mario Alberto Sánchez as Major Tom
- Yair Domínguez Monroy as Pedo Bomba
- Francisco Kjeldson as Safari
Production
Diana Sánchez, 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 Hernández’s 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".[6] Te Prometo Anarquía won one part of a split prize at the 2015 Panamá 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.[7]
Reception
The film was named "The Best Mexican Film of 2015" by Fernanda Solórzano of Letras Libres.[8]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2015 Panamá International Film Festival[7] | Primera Mirada | Te Prometo Anarquía | Won |
| 2015 Locarno International Film Festival[1] | Golden Leopard | Te Prometo Anarquía | Nominated |
| 2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival[9] | Horizons Awards | Te Prometo Anarquía | Nominated |
| 2015 Morelia International Film Festival[3] | Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature | Te Prometo Anarquía | Won |
| Special Mention by the Jury | Won | ||
| 2015 Festival do Rio[10] | FIPRESCI Prize | Te Prometo Anarquía | Won |
| 2015 Havana Film Festival[11] | Coral Award for Best Lead Actor | Diego Calva Hernández | Won |
| Eduardo Eliseo Martínez | Won | ||
| Coral Award for Best Screenplay | Julio Hernández Cordón | Won | |
| 58th Ariel Awards[4] | Best Director | Julio Hernández Cordón | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | María José Secco | Nominated | |
References
- 1 2 "'Te prometo anarquía' conmueve a público en Festival de Locarno". La Jornada (in Spanish). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 "¡Felicidades a los ganadores del 13º FICM!". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Magaña, Arturo (13 April 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Te Prometo Anarquía". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ De Pablos, Emiliano. "Latido Brings 'Anarchy' to the International Market (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- 1 2 Pickard, Christopher (April 14, 2015). "IFF Panama: Anarchy Triumphs as Primera Mirada Jury Award Two Cash Prizes". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ Solórzano, Fernanda (29 August 2016). "Las ciudades invisibles de Hernández Cordón". Letras Libres. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Te Prometo Anarquía". San Sebastian Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Te Prometo Anarquía". International Federation of Film Critics. 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Premios Corales - 37 Festival". Havana Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2016.