Today, October 2, is the 45th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in the history of Mexico: the 1968 Tlatelolco student massacre. While Mexico "never forgets" October 2, few people know that less than two years after this tragedy, a man unsuccessfully tried to kill former Mexico president Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (the man responsible for the massacre). This Friday, October 4, Alejandro Solar's debut feature film, the documentary El Paciente Interno (The Convict Patient), hits Mexican cinemas with the promise of exploring what happened with Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente after his failed assassination attempt. I met Solar on September 23 and discussed The Convict Patient for almost 30 minutes. Twitch: Now that I have seen the film, I confirmed not many people know...
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- 10/2/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Alejandro Solar's El Paciente Interno (The Convict Patient) is one of the best Mexican films I have seen this year. A documentary telling the little-known story of the man (Carlos Castañeda) who tried to kill former Mexico president Gustavo Díaz Ordaz in 1970, two years after the Tlatelolco student massacre. While certainly political, Solar's film is extremely human as well and it sure will impress you. The Convict Patient was part of the official selection of such film festivals as Morelia, Guadalajara and Hot Docs. Now it's finally opening in Mexico on Friday, October 4, and Twitch takes you to its Mexico City premiere! Thanks to Cuec-unam and Cinestesia, we have fifteen individual passes. To get one, all you've to do is email me your...
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- 9/24/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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