Virgingate

Original title: Morenita, el escándalo

20082008
RR
1h 32min

Desperate to save his family from death threats by a notorious drug dealer, Mateo Cruz steals the venerated image of the Virgin of Guadalupe causing pandemonium throughout Mexico.Desperate to save his family from death threats by a notorious drug dealer, Mateo Cruz steals the venerated image of the Virgin of Guadalupe causing pandemonium throughout Mexico.Desperate to save his family from death threats by a notorious drug dealer, Mateo Cruz steals the venerated image of the Virgin of Guadalupe causing pandemonium throughout Mexico.

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Director
- Alan Jonsson
Writers
- Alan Jonsson(screenplay)
- Annabel Oakes(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 5 wins

Ignacio López Tarso in Morenita, el escándalo (2008)

Everardo Arzate and Horacio Garcia Rojas in Morenita, el escándalo (2008)

Ianis Guerrero in Morenita, el escándalo (2008)

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Desperate to save his family from death threats by a notorious drug dealer, Mateo Cruz steals the venerated image of the Virgin of Guadalupe causing pandemonium throughout Mexico.

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and some violence
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Top review

9/10

Great film that touches on two sides of Mexico

I saw this movie at the Latin Film Festival in Chicago last night. I found it to be entertaining the whole way through as well as realistic. The plot was spot on with one or two scenes that seemed out of place. I especially liked how it portrayed a view of traditional religious Mexico (even the bad guy feels bad of the disappearance) mixed along with the darker side of drug trafficking.

I found the characters to be believable and engaging and the camera work inventive to a point.

It was a nice surprise to see that the director Alan was in the audience. He treated us to a Q&A session in which people asked quite a few questions. He emphasized how the police chief's actions had a double meaning, which I didn't understand until the end of the movie.

Overall I loved it and would recommend it. I found it funny that a rather young Caucasian female asked of his nationality. Not all Mexican people are brown and have mustaches you know..just like not all Americans have the same accent. Anyway, great movie.

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