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Commanders in Grief

Mamartuile

11m

Directed by Alejandro Saevich • 2017 • Mexico
Starring Jacobo Lieberman, José María Yazpik, Alonso Íñiguez

The outgoing president of Mexico just wants to ride out his final days in office in peace—but first he’ll have to deal with a most unusual crisis in this deadpan geopolitical satire.

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