Underplayed Gems

Pastorela (2011)

Pastorela poster
Directed by
Emilio Portes
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A small Mexican town's Christmas pageant gets out of hand when local actors fight over roles and the devil becomes a character. A police officer gets caught in the middle of their absurd clashes.

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What happens

Pastorela is a 2011 Mexican Christmas black comedy film directed by Emilio Portes and starring Joaquín Cosío, Eduardo España, Carlos Cobos and Ana Serradilla. It won the Ariel Award for Best Picture in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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