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“the most original blackmail of the century!”
Broken Flag (1979)
June 21, 19791h 36mES
6.7
9 votes
Overview
When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.
Director
Gabriel RetesWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Cooperativa Río Mixcoac
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User Reviews
ciudadsana
Murder, ethics and exploitation During the quarantine I have seen a lot of foreign cinema, and very little Mexican, which I want to amend. Of the three great contemporaries, Cuarón, Del Toro and Iñarritú, I have seen everything or almost everything, so let's diversify. There are three Retes films that I really liked at the time, each one with its limitations: El Bulto , Bienvenido/ Welcome and A sweet scent of death . This one in particular shows two of his personal obsessions: cinema about cinema, with a group of independent filmmakers at the center of the story, and casting his rela…
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