499 (2020)

Directed by

Rodrigo Reyes

Genre

documentary film, drama film, fantasy film, docufiction

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An actor playing a conquistador travels through modern Mexico and encounters people affected by the country's colonial history. The film mixes documentary and fictional elements to explore the ongoing impact of the Spanish conquest 500 years later.

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What happens

499 is a 2020 docudrama film straddling documentary and fiction, directed by Rodrigo Reyes. The film is a creative exploration of the legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico, 500 years after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The film had its international premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the best cinematography award in the documentary competition, as well as winning the Special Jury Award at Hot Docs the same year. It also won the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Golden Frog Prize for Best Docudrama. 499 has received support from several organizations, including Sundance Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, and the Mexican Film Institute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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