The Legend of the Mask (1991)
- Original title
- La leyenda de una máscara
- Directed by
- José Buil
- Genre
- action film, experimental film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A Mexican filmmaker combines action with experimental storytelling. The film follows characters connected to a mysterious mask.
mysteriousintenseatmosphericbroodingslow-burnunsettlingcerebralvisually stark
What happens
La leyenda de una máscara es una película mexicana de 1989 dirigida por José Buil y protagonizada por Héctor Bonilla, Héctor Ortega y María Rojo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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