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Cannes Camera d’Or Winner César Diaz Heads to Locarno with Bold Bérénice Béjo-Starring Title ‘Mexico 86’
The film bows on Aug. 10 at the fest’s Piazza Grande.
Guatemalan born director César Diaz, a 2019 Camera d’Or winner for “Our Mothers,” pulls from his past to provide a harrowing and earnest look at an activist’s inner tumult in his latest title, “Mexico 86.” From her decision to rebel against an unjust regime on through to her exile in Mexico, where Maria faces the high consequence of her fierce dedication, the narrative pays solid homage to those brave enough to push for a brighter future despite close-to-home casualties here, involving a complicated relationship with her uprooted adolescent son, Marco (Matheo Labbé). Wanting to give a fuller portrait of those who choose activism over all else, he made the decision to write the script from Maria’s point-of-view, essentially, a layered approach that allows the viewer to feel both disdain and high regard for her character.
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