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      Morenita, The Scandal

      R 2008 1h 32m Action Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 31% Audience Score 50+ Ratings A young man steals a religious icon to save his family from a drug dealer. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Thrilling and entertaining film with great acting especially by Ignacio Lopez Tarso. Beautiful cinematography...Interesting to see Mexico City and the Basilica that houses the famous image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Buena historia de algo que nunca pasaria... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Better than expected. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member As a mexican, I tend to be very critic with the cinema of my country, that given said "Morenita: El escandalo" managed to surprise me in a vey good way. Mateo is a young painter and an expert carrier pigeon trainer, when his grandfather (Lopez Tarso) is in need for a surgery, he accepts a request for a northern cartel of drug dealers asking him to use the carrier pigeons to get the drugs to the USA in a risky endeavour.. so later, as the situation turns bad and the Cartel demands his money back, Mateo and his grandfather plan to make the robbery of the century in order to pay the debt and avoid being killed. Mexican cinema have portrayed the "lower class" Mexico from quite some time (specially since "Amores Perros") to a degree that drugs, violence, unncessesary strong language and shitty slums have come to be almost a mandatory setting for Mexican directors (in a very sad way) but this film somehow manages to take things to a next level... the idea of a big robbery of an icon of Mexican culture -if not the most important icon- is a bold idea, and the portrayal of the mexican population is so eerie that Im inclined to think it could be the actual reaction facing this kind of robbery. And while this film is set on the crappy, corrupt and violent Mexico, it manages to make things right as the characters face turbulent endings and the resolution is so simple that is ironic how the events got out of control so bad to end drastically for most tof the characters. The acting is very good... overacting is a common problem in Mexican cinema nowadays but the Director and screenwriters made a hell of a good job with the dialogues and the actors put out a pretty good performance so in the end all the characters feel natural, wich is a big plus overall. The best thing I noticed about the film is how it was filmed, the photography and camera work are top notch, the angles and pace feel truly a part of the new age of mexican cinema but done right. Overall this is a very good film with an intepid premise, of course some things could have been better but overall its a breath of fresh air and originality amongst the films portraying the red and ugly side of Mexico. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Bueno vi un poquito mas de la mitad y está violenta, aburrida, lenta, pero con partes muy interesantes, definitivamente ya que tuve pretexto para salirme terminare de verla hasta que salga en Cable... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member dominguera, interesante y bien dirigida. las actuaciones de primera y la temática intenta reflejar que finalmente más vale la vida que cualquier otro tipo de interés. hay que verla. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A young man steals a religious icon to save his family from a drug dealer.
      Director
      Alan Jonsson Gavica
      Screenwriter
      Alan Jonsson Gavica
      Production Co
      Arte Mecánica Producciones, Fidecine, Esfera Films Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Language|Some Violence)
      Genre
      Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 15, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 32m