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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
MARIA DUARTE recommends a visually arresting and intimate portrayal of one man’s return to his roots
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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (15)
Directed by Alejandro G Inarritu

FOUR-TIMES Oscar-winning film-maker Alejandro G Inarritu’s follow-up to The Revenant is an intimate and personal yet ambitious and visually mind-blowing homage to his Mexican roots and his country.

This is a shortened (by 24 minutes) version of the original film that was shown in Venice, which feels like a never-ending lucid dream, by the end coming full circle, reminiscent of Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival.

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