The Last Christeros
OT: Los últimos cristeros
Matías Meyer // Mexico, Netherlands, 2011
Fiction Feature // FF2012
Story
From 1926 to 1929, civil war reigned between government troops and Catholic peasant militias in Mexico. The reason was an edict that was supposed to weaken the influence of the Catholic Church and which greatly reduced freedom of religion in the country.The Last Christeros is set 10 years after the official end of the “Guerra Cristera”: a scattered group of Christeros have rejected the state’s offer of an amnesty and continue fighting for their beliefs.Badly equipped and running out of supplies, they move from hiding place to hiding place, on the run form the army and in a daily struggle with the mountainous, arid landscape.An intense, more spiritual than military drama.
Director
Matías Meyer, born in 1979, writer, director, editor, producer. His films include "El Pasajero" (2004), "Verde" (2006) and "Moros y Cristianos" (2007). He is currently preparing "Los últimos Cristeros", which will be released in 2010.Trailer
Info
Los últimos cristeros
Fiction Feature
Spanish
Vitrina//FF2012
Mexico, Netherlands
2011
90 min
OV
Matías Meyer
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FiGa Films
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