SILVER

The latest film from Mexican director Alejandro G. Iñárritu is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience about the intimate and moving journey of Silverio (Daniel Giménez Cacho), a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit. The folly of his memories and fears pierce through to the present, filling his everyday life with a sense of bewilderment and wonder. With both emotion and abundant laughter, Silverio grapples with universal yet intimate questions about identity, success, mortality, the history of Mexico and the deeply emotional familial bonds he shares with his wife and children — indeed, the question of what it means to be human in these very peculiar times. Shot on 65mm by Academy Award® nominee Darius Khondji, it is Iñárritu's first film to be shot in Mexico since his 2000 international sensation AMORES PERROS. DIR/SCR/PROD Alejandro G. Iñárritu; SCR Nicolás Giacobone; PROD Stacy Perskie Kaniss. Mexico, 2022, color, 159 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. RATED R

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