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Brimstone & Glory

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Tultepec, a town in south-central Mexico, becomes famous for its manufacturing of fireworks - and their annual National Pyrotechnics Festival.
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Drawing viewers like moths to its flame, Brimstone & Glory is a mesmerizing documentary that celebrates a Mexican tradition while considering the thrills and perils of pyrotechnics.

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Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times 08/24/2018
But [Brimstone & Glory] deftly captures the skill, passion and peril behind the fireworks, as well as the love of a family whose livelihood is rooted in this booming trade. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com 11/22/2017
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A movie that repays being seen on a big reflective screen, one on which the image is projected rather than one from which the image emanates. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 11/21/2017
The film ... has a wandering attention span and grows monotonous even at barely more than one hour. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 11/08/2022
The images of Brimstone and Glory are cosmic. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Alejandro Alemán El Universal 03/30/2021
[Director Viktor Jakovleski] manages to capture the sensory experience in order to project it on the screen and generate empathy with all the people of San Juan Tultepec along the way. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Fernanda Solórzano Letras Libres 09/07/2020
A documentary firmly dedicated to exposing the dangers and ecstasies of pyrotechnics. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Viktor Jakovleski

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Casey Coleman

Producer

Affonso Gonçalves

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Antontio Tonitzin Gómez

Producer

Viktor Jakovleski

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Dan Janvey

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Movie Info

Synopsis Tultepec, a town in south-central Mexico, becomes famous for its manufacturing of fireworks - and their annual National Pyrotechnics Festival.
Director
Viktor Jakovleski
Producer
Casey Coleman, Affonso Gonçalves, Antontio Tonitzin Gómez, Viktor Jakovleski, Dan Janvey, Erdem Karahan, Elizabeth Lodge Stepp, Kellen Quinn, Benh Zeitlin
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co
Court 13 Pictures, Cinereach, Department of Motion Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 6, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.8K
Runtime
1h 12m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)