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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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Fewer than 50 Ratings

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

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well be about reactions to the global crisis, about what happens when the social safety blanket is suddenly and cruelly withdrawn.

Aug 4, 2016

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Tara Judah

Desist Film

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

Jan 24, 2019

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Adrián Ruiz

Excelsior (MX)

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

Jun 14, 2017

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Cine Vértigo

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]

Jun 12, 2017

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Luis Tovar

La Jornada

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]

Jun 8, 2017

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Leonardo Garcia Tsao

La Jornada

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

Jun 8, 2017

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brent m

What starts out as a lighthearted, whimsical comedy quickly turns into a heavy-handed, though often-unfocused religious/spiritual satirical commentary whose message becomes increasingly lost in its utter preposterousness. The film goes off the rails as it becomes progressively more ridiculous with each passing frame. Taking a creative approach to subjects like this is certainly laudable. But, when that creativity morphs into unmitigated absurdity focused more on symbol and metaphor than a cogent narrative, the point becomes lost rather quickly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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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

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