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Dance of the Forty One

Dance of the Forty One

Drama · History · 2020

Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

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Dance of the Forty One

2020 Drama · History 1h 39m

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7.8 / 10

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Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

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Directed by

David Pablos

Written by

Monika Revilla

Alfonso Herrera

Alfonso Herrera

Ignacio de la Torre

Emiliano Zurita

Emiliano Zurita

Evaristo Rivas

Fernando Becerril

Fernando Becerril

Porfirio Díaz

Mabel Cadena

Mabel Cadena

Amada Díaz

Paulina Álvarez Muñoz

Paulina Álvarez Muñoz

Luz Díaz

Rodrigo Virago

Rodrigo Virago

Felix Díaz

Fernanda Echevarría del Rivero

Fernanda Echevarría del Rivero

Carmen Romero Rubio

Court is in session

Put Dance of the Forty One on trial.

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.