Panamerican Machinery

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Panamerican Machinery

2016

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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91%

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11 Reviews

62%

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After their boss is discovered lifeless, employees learn the company is bankrupt. The elderly workforce has no employment prospects or retirement funds, and in all of the chaos, they agree to lock themselves inside their workplace.

Jonathan Holland

The Hollywood Reporter

08/04/2016

Although fundamentally a political satire on Mexico, the film's lack of specific focus means it could just as well be about reactions to the global crisis, about what happens when the social safety blanket is suddenly and cruelly withdrawn.

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Tara Judah

Desist Film

01/24/2019

The result is a bawdy satire about the problems of industry and democracy.

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Adrián Ruiz

Excelsior (MX)

06/14/2017

The film looms like a poignant and fun social metaphor. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Cine Vértigo

06/12/2017

An interesting though not quite achieved socio-political allegory, which is more a good idea than a good movie, since is very repetitive and quite obvious. [Full review in Spanish]

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Luis Tovar

La Jornada

06/08/2017

A comedy of facile dyes that, among other things, allows a casual and effective game of metaphor and allegory: turned into a plausibly representative microuniverse of Mexican reality. [Full review in Spanish]

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Leonardo Garcia Tsao

La Jornada

06/08/2017

A film combines the potential of a commercial film with the stance of the author's cinema. [Full review in Spanish]

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08/08/2016

Una película filmada en una capsula del tiempo, con un humor único al igual que el trabajo de sonido. La considero excelente.

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Synopsis

After their boss is discovered lifeless, employees learn the company is bankrupt. The elderly workforce has no employment prospects or retirement funds, and in all of the chaos, they agree to lock themselves inside their workplace.

Director: Joaquin del Paso
Producer: Joaquin del Paso
Screenwriter: Joaquin del Paso, Lucy Pawlak
Production Co: Black Maria, Amondo Films, Mantarraya Producciones, Terminal, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., IMCINE, Foprocine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m