Berlinale
Mexican Drug War – Competition Film «Robe of Gems»
Director Natalia López Gallardo is presenting her new film at the Berlinale. Photo: Joerg Carstensen/dpa
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The drama «Robe of Gems» is in the running for a Golden Bear. Director Natalia López Gallardo tells the story of three women who get into conflict with drug trafficking.
After the opening of the Berlinale, a film from Mexico will be in the running for the Golden Bear. The drama “Robe of Gems” tells the story of three women who get into trouble with drug trafficking.
Director Natalia López Gallardo had the idea for the film after conducting interviews with mothers whose children had disappeared in Mexico, she said on Friday in Berlin. You didn’t want to formulate a socio-political statement. “I wanted to be in some way close to this spiritual wound that I felt and I think all Mexicans carry.”
«Robe of Gems» is scheduled to premiere at the International Film Festival this afternoon. “Die Linie” by Ursula Meier will also be shown, according to the announcement a mother-daughter story.
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