The perfect dictatorship
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The perfect dictatorship |
| Original title | La dictadura perfecta |
| Country of production | Mexico |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 143 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Luis Estrada |
| script | Luis Estrada Jaime Sampietro |
| production | Luis Estrada |
| music | Benson Taylor |
| camera | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| cut | Mariana Rodríguez |
| occupation | |
|
Damián Alcázar: Governor Carmelo Vargas | |
The perfect dictatorship ( Spanish La dictadura perfecta ) is a Mexican comedy and political satire from 2014, written, produced and directed by Luis Estrada, with Damián Alcázar, Alfonso Herrera , Joaquín Cosío , Dagoberto Gama, María Rojo and Salvador Sánchez in the Leading roles. The film was released on October 16, 2014 and represented Mexico at the 2015 Goya Award ceremony .
The title of the film is a reference to a famous statement by the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa , which he used to describe the continuing government of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) that dominated politics in Mexico for much of the 20th century. The plot is based on the real-life Televisa controversy, which was that Mexican citizens perceived an unfair favoritism for PRI candidate Enrique Peña Nieto in the 2012 presidential election in Mexico .
The film was shot primarily in the state of Durango , Mexico.
action
After an international faux pas spreads, the Mexican government is pushing Television Mexicana , the most powerful Mexican television company, to provide a media diversion. Television Mexicana reveals a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas (Damián Alcázar) in serious crimes and illegal business. Governor Vargas, concerned about his political future, decides to clean up his image and negotiates a secret deal with the Mexicana Television. Carlos Rojo ( Alfonso Herrera ), an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz (Osvaldo Benavides), a star reporter for the television station, are responsible for transforming the public image of the corrupt governor with the aim of turning him into a political star and presidential candidate do.
occupation
- Damián Alcázar as Governor Carmelo Vargas
- Alfonso Herrera as producer Carlos Rojo
- Joaquín Cosío as opposition leader (Congressman Morales)
- Osvaldo Benavides as Ricardo Díaz
- Silvia Navarro as Lucía Garza
- Flavio Medina as Salvador Garza
- Saúl Lisazo as TV MX news anchor
- Tony Dalton as Director of TV MX (Pepe)
- Salvador Sánchez as X Man
- Enrique Arreola as government secretary
- Arath de la Torre as government spokesman
- Dagoberto Gama as Mexico's federal prosecutor
- Noé Hernández as head of security
- Sonia Couoh as Nana
- María Rojo as Doña Chole
- Luis Fernando Peña as El Chamoy
- Gustavo Sánchez Parra as El Charro
- Sergio Mayer as the President of Mexico
- Hernán Mendoza as El Mazacote
- Livia Brito as Jazmín
- Itatí Cantoral as Lucrecia
- Roger Cudney as United States Ambassador
reception
The film grossed over MXN $ 188.16 million in Mexico , making it the fifth highest-paying Mexican film of all time. The film has grossed an estimated US $ 12.8 million (around EUR 11.72 million) worldwide.
The film received a rating of 7.2 out of 10 on IMDb .
Awards and nominations
Ariel Awards
The Ariel Awards are presented annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. La Dictadura Perfecta received 10 nominations.
| year | Nominees | For | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | La Dictadura Perfecta | best picture | Nominated |
| Luis Estrada | Best director | ||
| Best original script | |||
| Jaime Sampietro | |||
| Santiago Núñez, Pablo Lach and Hugo de la Cerda | Best tone | ||
| Mariana Rodríguez | Best film editing | ||
| Salvador Parra | Best artistic direction | ||
| Felipe Salazar | Best makeup | ||
| Mariestela Fernández | Best costume design | ||
| Alejandro Vázquez | Best special effects | ||
| Adriana Arriaga | Best visual effects |
Web links
- Official website
- The perfect dictatorship on Netflix
- The perfect dictatorship in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jorge Caballero: Se estrena 'La dictadura perfecta', una mirada a las entrañas del poder , La Jornada. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ Selección para los premios Goya 2015 , El Universal. September 12, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ Vargas Llosa: "México es la dictadura perfecta" , La Jornada. December 2, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times: Mexican filmmaker Luis Estrada's satirical agenda hits home .
- ↑ a b c The perfect dictatorship in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Scott Roxborough: Box Office: 8 International Hits That Challenged the Studio Tentpoles . In: The Hollywood Reporter . December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ Las 10 cintas mexicanas más taquilleras . In: Milenio , Grupo Milenio, May 31, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019. In Spanish.
- ↑ Lista completa de los premios nominaciones a Ariel 2015 (Spanish) , Morelia International Film Festival. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2016.