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Victims of Sin

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A dancer saves an infant from a trash can and decides to raise the child herself.
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Derek Smith Slant Magazine 07/05/2024
As one of the quintessential cabaretera films from the golden age of Mexican cinema, Victims of Sin moves at the quickening pace of the Afro-Cuban rumba dances we witness throughout. Go to Full Review J. Hoberman Artforum 01/27/2024
A tumultuous product of Mexican cinema's Golden Age, the movie is a perfect storm, the confluence of three huge talents. Go to Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times 10/05/2023
Goes full throttle with an engrossing redemption melodrama about a nightclub dancer who raises an abandoned baby. Go to Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture Jan 21
Victims of Sin is a moody, gritty and poetic musical melodrama full of violence, eroticism and a potboiler plot featuring prostitutes, pimps and gangsters — but it still gives its heroine a way to face the future. Go to Full Review Pat Padua Washington City Paper 10/14/2024
How can a movie be both so brutal and so musical? Go to Full Review Michael Barrett PopMatters 07/24/2024
In Emilio Fernández’s Victims of Sin, a galaxy of important Mexican film and music artists collaborate on a tale of mambo music, martyred mothers, and melodrama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/30/2023 The real star is the cinematography. Exquisite and evocative. Sevilla is a marvel to behold, and the camera and light/shadows are used to magnificent effect in one-shots and crowd scenes, especially in the cantina, The Changoo. But Fernandez takes 40 minutes to get to the point, muddies around for 30 minutes, and then wraps the whole story in 3 minutes flat. For sheer artistry it falls far short of masters like Bracho and Bunuel. I’d watch Caudillo or Young and The Damned for true storytelling in this era. See more Read all reviews
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Emilio Fernández

Director

Tito Junco

Santiago

Ninón Sevilla

Violeta

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo

Rita Montaner

Rita

Francisco Reiguera

Don Gonzalo
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Movie Info

Synopsis A dancer saves an infant from a trash can and decides to raise the child herself.
Director
Emilio Fernández
Distributor
Janus Films
Production Co
Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
Genre
Musical, Drama, Crime
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 30m
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