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  • 2021
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2021
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 27 m
499

Summary To reflect on the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hérnan Cortés' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capi...

Directed By: Rodrigo Reyes

Written By: Misha Maclaird, Lorena Padilla, Rodrigo Reyes

  • 2021
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2021
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 27 m

499

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Summary To reflect on the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hérnan Cortés' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capi...

Directed By: Rodrigo Reyes

Written By: Misha Maclaird, Lorena Padilla, Rodrigo Reyes

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100
Aug 20, 2021
In 499, a truly brilliant accomplishment of unconventional storytelling, form and theme coalesce to open a portal where textbook history becomes an active entity and clashes with the present for a forward-thinking exploration.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
83
Aug 3, 2021
499 is often as riveting as it is stunning to consume: a spiritual journey punctuated with inhumane acts of violence intertwined with a certain national identity. Reyes offers an ambitious and unflinching portrait of contemporary Mexico that provides a vague answer regarding the endgame of the violence in the country.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
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Aug 18, 2021
The film raises pertinent questions about Mexico’s mixed cultural heritage and the contested representation of reality.
By William Repass FULL REVIEW

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Production Company La Maroma Producciones
Release Date Aug 20, 2021
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Website http://www.cinemaguild.com/theatrical/499.html
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Camerimage
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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