Radicalthe new movie Eugenio Derbezwants to show a new facet of the Mexican comedian, who has even said so in several interviews “It took him out of his comfort zone”.
“I always hide in a character when I do my humorwith wigs or facial hair or whatever, and here (director Christopher Zalla) said, ‘Well, I want you naked,'” the 62-year-old actor recalled in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Radical follows Professor Sergio who, in 2011, is appointed to work at a school in the Mexican border town of Matamoros, in the state of Tamaulipas, one of the most violent in the country and which was at the time experiencing the height of the “war on drug trafficking.”
The teacher tries a radically new method (hence the tape’s name) to unlock the curiosity, potential, and perhaps even genius of his marginalized students.
“I think the film has a lot of messages, one of which is of course that even if you don’t have Sergio in your life – which a lot of kids won’t have – they can move on. Regardless of the environment in which many teachers find themselves, I hope it also awakens the desire to be different, to approach children in a different way,” Derbez said in an interview with EFE.
The plot is based on a true story published in the magazine Wired by Joshua Davis. Is directed by Christopher Zalla and uses children who are not professional actors to give this adaptation a more authentic and natural feel. Besides being the main character, Derbez also participated in the film as a producerthrough his company 3Pas Studios.
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The title, which received the award from the festival favorite at the 2023 Sundance Festival (out of more than a hundred feature films presented), one held limited release in the United States where critics have mentioned it “an inspiring and courageous film that everyone should see”.
For that reason, he was able to repeat the success he achieved No cash back (2013), one of the most emotional works the interpreter has created. The portal for now IMDB It gave it a rating, based on the opinions of 180 users, of 8.1 out of 10; Metacriticalwhich measures the average professional ratings, gives it a value of 71 out of 100.
When will the film be released in Latin America? Radical is preparing to debut first theaters in Mexico on Thursday, October 19. Weeks later the title is added to the VIX Plus movie catalogue can be seen in every country where the platform is active. streaming, including Ecuador.
Source: Eluniverso
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