El principio Backdrop Blur
El principio Poster
5.5 2h 15m

El principio

Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.

Top Cast

  • Lucha Villa

    Lucha Villa

    María del Rayo, la Coquena

  • Narciso Busquets

    Narciso Busquets

    Don Ernesto Domínguez

  • Andrés García

    Andrés García

    Luciano

  • Fernando Balzaretti

    Fernando Balzaretti

    David Domínguez

  • Sergio Bustamante

    Sergio Bustamante

    Don Pancho

  • Aurora Clavel

    Aurora Clavel

    Madre Soldadera

  • Patricia Aspíllaga

    Patricia Aspíllaga

    Claudia Guadalajara

  • Evangelina Martínez

    Evangelina Martínez

    Petrita

  • Bruno Rey

    Bruno Rey

    General Cardiel

Overview

Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.

Rating

5.5 / 10
11 Reviews
0 Popular

Recommendations

The Movie Teller

María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.

The Movie Teller

6.5 2023
Walking with the Enemy

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.

Walking with the Enemy

6.3 2014