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Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN – R

hharvey COMING OF AGE, CUARON, FOREIGN, R, SPANISH

Y Tu Mamá También (English: And Your Mother Too) is a 2001 Mexican drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and co-written by Cuarón and his brother Carlos.

The film tells a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys who take a road trip with a woman in her late twenties. It stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal and Spanish actress Maribel Verdú, in the leading roles. The film is part of the road movie genre, set in 1999 against the backdrop of the political and economic realities of present-day Mexico, specifically at the end of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the rise of the opposition led by Vicente Fox.

Volver -R

hharvey COMEDY/SATIRE, CULTURAL, FAMILIES, FOREIGN, R, SPANISH, WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES

Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) works and lives Madrid with her husband Paco and daughter Paula. Her sister Sole (Lola Dueñas) lives nearby and they both miss their mother Irene (Carmen Maura), who died several years ago in a house fire along with their father. A former neighbor from their hometown reports that she has seen the ghost of Irene and both daughters do not believe her. After a murder and a family tragedy, Irene’s spirit materializes around her daughters to help comfort them.

BUTTERFLY – R

hharvey CULTURAL, EDUCATION, FAMILIES, FOREIGN, FRIENDSHIP, R, SPANISH

The heartwarming story of the relationship that develops between a shy young boy and his kind teacher in 1936 Spain. The boy, Moncho, is frightened about starting school, and it is up to the gentle, compassionate Don Gregorio to set the boy’s mind at ease. When the Spanish Civil War erupts on July 18, both individuals’ lives are changed forever. Gomez turns in another memorable performance as the sensitive teacher.

Cartel Land

hharvey CORRUPTION, MEXICO, R, SPANISH


This July, VICE will partner with The Orchard to promote the release of ‘Cartel Land’ — a Sundance Award-winning documentary about two Mexican vigilante groups and their shared enemy, the drug cartels who wreak havoc on their towns. Filmmaker Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero DarkThirty) get a visceral, on-the-ground look at the a citizen uprising in the Mexican state of Michoacán who are fighting off the violent Knights Templar cartel, and also head to Arizona, where an American veteran is leading a small paramilitary group to make sure Mexico’s drug wars don’t seep across the border.

The documentary is a gripping look at the ways people have come together to maintain justice after larger institutions have crumbled and left them behind. Heineman received both the 2015 Sundance Directing Award as well as the Special Jury Award for Cinematography in the US Documentary competition, and we are proud to help get the film the notice it deserves.

Director: Matthew Heineman

THE LONGORIA AFFAIR

hharvey CULTURAL, DOCUMENTARY, IMMIGRATION, PG13, PREJUDICE, RACE/RACISM, SOCIAL ISSUES, SPANISH

THE LONGORIA AFFAIR tells the story of one key injustice – the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead Mexican American soldier’s body “because the whites wouldn’t like it” – and shows how the incident sparked outrage nationwide. Two stubborn and savvy leaders, newly-elected Senator Lyndon Johnson and veteran/activist Dr. Hector Garcia, formed an alliance over the incident. Over the next 15 years, their complex, sometimes contentious relationship would help Latinos become a national political force for the first time in American history, carry John Kennedy to the White House, and ultimately lead to Johnson’s signature on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Find out more about THE LONGORIA AFFAIR: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/lo… Learn more about “Independent Lens”: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens Watch “Independent Lens” films online:
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