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BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

2022 · 159 min

A dreamy, self-reflexive plunge into memory and mortality that feels both intimate and grand, demanding patience but rewarding with haunting images.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Experience a state of mind.
Overview
A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, 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.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • grief
  • memory
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity9
Emotional weight8

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone
Starring
Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Íker Sánchez Solano, Ximena Lamadrid, Luz Jiménez, Luis Couturier, Francisco Rubio, Andrés Almeida
Music
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Bryce Dessner
Cinematography
Darius Khondji
Runtime
159 min
Country
Mexico, United States of America

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