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National Holiday
2021 · 1h 39m
If you're in the mood for a meditative, artfully unconventional documentary that digs into Mexican culture through intimate portraits rather than spectacle, absolutely watch this tonight—it sounds like a genuinely thoughtful essay in film form. Skip it only if you need something lighter or more straightforward.
Plot
Under the festive character of mexican culture live the most hidden mysteries of its identity. A look at the life and work of Kena, a wixárrika artist, Diego, a bullfighter from a century-old dynasty and Arturo, a bricklayer who plays Christ. Intimate essay on the open veins of deep Mexico.
Director: Augusto De Alba
Cast: Kena Bautista, Arturo Ruiz, Diego Silveti, Victoriano de la Cruz Cruz