The Other Conquest (1998)

Original title

La otra conquista

Directed by

Salvador Carrasco

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, an Aztec scribe is captured by Hernan Cortes and put in the care of a friar. The story follows the scribe's experience from the Aztec perspective.

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What happens

The Other Conquest (Spanish: La Otra Conquista) is a 1999 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by Salvador Carrasco, produced by Alvaro Domingo, and executive produced by Plácido Domingo. The film is set during the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, viewed primarily from the perspective of the Aztecs. The plot begins after the Massacre in the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan, and follows a lone Aztec scribe named Topiltzin [toˈpiɬt͡sin], who is captured by Hernan Cortés and placed in the care of a friar. Samuel Zyman's score was recorded by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, conducted by David Snell and performed by Plácido Domingo. Released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1999, the film received positive reviews and was a Mexican box office success. The film was rereleased in the United States in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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