Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths

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‘Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths’

Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Bardo has been selected as Mexico’s submission for the international feature film Oscar category.

The film, full title Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths, premiered at Venice FIlm Festival and will open theatrically in Mexico on October 27 and in the US on November 4 ahead of a December 16 platform debut.

The film is Inarritu’s first to shoot entirely in his native Mexico since his 2000 breakout Amores Perros.

Bardo stars Daniel Giménez Cacho as Silverio Gama, a jaded Mexican journalist and documentarian living in Los Angeles who returns to his home country before accepting an award back in the US, triggering a flood of memories and emotions as he reflects on his life, family, and country. Griselda Siciliani also stars.

Iñárritu and Nicolás Giacobone co-wrote the screenplay and cinematographer Darius Khondji shot on 65mm.

Inarritu has won five Oscars: twice for best director (The Revenant, 2016; Birdman, 2015), twice for best film (The Revenant, 2016; Birdman, 2015), and writing (Birdman, 2015).