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Un mundo maravilloso (2006)

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Directed by
Luis Estrada
Genre
black comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This political satire mocks a Mexican government and its policies. It is a dark comedy about power and corruption.

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What happens

Un mundo maravilloso ("A Wonderful World") is a 2006 Mexican satirical black comedy film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and considered a "spiritual sequel" to La ley de Herodes; it is a political satire about Vicente Fox Quesada's government and its neo-liberal doctrine. Unlike La ley de Herodes, this film was released without interference from Fox's government, and it even was partly sponsored by Imcine. The film's spiritual successor, El Infierno was released on September 3, 2010, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence. Another "spiritual sequel", La dictadura perfecta, was released on October 16, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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