Join us for the Contemporary Mexican Film Festival 2022. Through the months of September and October, the Mexican Consulate and IndyPL will be partnering to showcase stories from Mexico. Films will be shown in the Clowes Auditorium at the Indianapolis Public Library.
Date/Fecha: October 1/1 de octubre
Movie Title/Título de la película: The Revolution of Juan Escopeta/La Revolución de Juan Escopeta
Synopsis/Sinopsis:
During the Mexican Revolution, in a forgotten small miner town lives an eleven-year-old boy that everybody calls Gapo. Something unexpected happens, forcing him to go look for his elder brother El Damián, a very well-known hero in the Revolution. He won´t be alone on this journey, along with him will go Juan Escopeta, a gunman for hire with a mission that'll be essential to story. 2011. Animation. 92 min. The film will be be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.
Durante la Revolución mexicana, en un pueblito de Guanajuato vive unniño de 11 años al que todos llaman Gapo, quien a raíz de un suceso inesperado decide ir en busca de su hermano mayor, El Damián, un héroo revolucionario. Pero no viajará solo, con él irá Juan Escopeta, pistolero a sueldo con una misión crucial en la historia. 2011. Animación. 92 min.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Families | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Multicultural | Movie/Film | En Español | Bilingual |
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