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"499,” by Rodrigo Reyes, Carolina Platt, is an October 2020 VC Official Selection.

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"499"
October 2020 VC Official Selection
Rodrigo Reyes

Logline: Stranded in modern-day Mexico, a 16th-century conquistador (Eduardo San Juan) begins a journey, visiting bereaved relatives of murdered activists, exploring haunting strip clubs, and traversing misty mountains. A narrator brings to life text from old diaries, as the time traveler crosses over dunes and through bustling cities, detailing accounts of how the Spanish dehumanized the societies with whom they met, and with what impunity they maneuvered and battled. There are hints of remorse over the violence they unleashed, but these are few and far between.

Publisher: Independent

Genre: Mexico

Location Screened: Mexico City

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