This is Not Berlin
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A stylish leap into the hedonism of ’80s Mexican post-punk, pan-sexual counter-culture. An alienated young man finds a whole new world when he’s invited to a mythical nightclub.
In 1986 Mexico City, 17-year-old Carlos feels out of place in his world. Not interested in the running battles between his macho school friends, and disaffected at home, he finds solace in electronics. When his expertise enables him to fix a broken keyboard in the nick of time for his best friend's sister, a band member, she agrees to take the youngsters to the underground nightclub Azteca. There, Carlos and his best mate Gera discover a world of sexual liberation, drugs, art and music, and he finds himself drawn to the heady world of radical performance art. Based partly on director Hari Sama's life, This is Not Berlin is a dazzling portrait of a counterculture, with a great cast and a fantastic soundtrack.
Supported By
- Program Strand
- Features, Latin America
- Original Title
- Esto no es Berlín
- Year
- 2019
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- Mexico
- Language
- In Spanish with English subtitles
- Director
- Hari Sama
- Producer
- Ale García, Antonio Urdapilleta, Verónica Valadez, Hari Sama
- Cast
- Xabiani Ponce de León, José Antonio Toledano, Mauro Sánchez Navarro
- Screenwriter
- Rodrigo Ordoñez, Hari Sama, Max Zunino
- Cinematographer
- Alfredo Altamirano
- Editor
- Rodrigo Ríos, Ximena Cuevas, Hari Sama
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Gender & Sexuality, Politics & Economics, Arts, Biography, Latin America, LGBTIQ Films, Music
- Company Credits
- World Sales: Latido Films
