Private Project

The Revolution and the Artists

A romance between the painters and writers Dr. Atl and Nahui Olin arises in the 20's, the golden age of Mexican art. Meanwhile Jose Vasconcelos founds the Ministry of Education calling every intellectual in the country to support his project and President Alvaro Obregon, who feels devotion for intellectuals, allows one of the most important cultural crusades of our history. During this transition stage, in which a liberal atmosphere starts to accept homosexuality, divorce and women’s vote, several of our protagonists fall in love within a whirl of ideas, passions, political and ideological propositions.

  • Gabriel Retes
    Director
    Director
  • Gabriel Retes
    Writer
    Script
  • Meritxell Galez
    Writer
    Script
  • Gabriel Retes
    Producer
    Production
  • Meritxell Gález
    Producer
    Production
  • Gabriel Retes
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Atl"
  • Meritxel Gález
    Key Cast
    "Nahui Olin"
  • Miguel Peraza
    Key Cast
    "José Vasconcelos"
  • Patricia Reyes Spíndola
    Key Cast
    "Cacica"
  • Horacio Castelo
    Key Cast
    "Alvaro Obregón"
  • Lenny Zundel
    Key Cast
    "Plutarco Elías Calles"
  • Gabriela Coppola
    Key Cast
    "Alma Red"
  • Roberto Montenegro
    Key Cast
    "Jorge Santoyo"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 47 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 13, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    750,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    DCP
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:185
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival del Cinema Latino Americano
    Trieste
    Italy
    November 19, 2019
Director Biography - Gabriel Retes

Gabriel Retes, filmmaker and theatre director, has participated in the competition of four FIAP festivals: Berlin with Paper Flowers, Montreal with The Bulk and New World, and in Moscow with Broken Flag and A Sweet Smell of Death. He is one of the most prolific and nationally and internationally recognized Mexican directors. He has made 20 feature films.
El Bulto, Welcome Welcome, and The City to the Nude are cataloged within the 100 best films of Mexican cinema. Currently, his film (Identidad Tomada) Faking finished late 2019 and waiting for distribution.

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Director Statement

I had it in my head since I realized the importance of the link between science and education to create culture, it is a dream of decades, thirty, almost forty years, but in a closer time I remember that there were people who changed me it seemed to Dr. Atl, and Meritxell gave Nahui an air, and so little by little he had form.