The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The film is a drama about the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of Mexico told from the perspective of the indigenous Aztec people. It explores the social, religious, and psychological changes brought about by a historical process of colonization that both defined the American continent and is also highly reminiscent of today’s neocolonialism.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Salvador CarrascoWriter
- Salvador CarrascoDirector
Cast
- Damián DelgadoTopiltzin / Tomás
- José Carlos RodríguezFray Diego de La Coruña
- Elpidia CarrilloTecuichpo / Doña Isabel
- Zaide Silvia GutiérrezBeata Conversa
- Iñaki AierraHernando Cortés
- Honorato MagaloniCapitán Cristóbal Quijano
- Maya ZapataXochiquetzal - Niña Intérprete
- Guillermo RíosAlanpoyatzin - hermano
- Josefina EchánoveNanahuatzin - abuela
- Álvaro GuerreroRolando
- Rufino EchegoyenFray Sebastian
- Lourdes VillarealCihuacóatl - sumo sacerdote
Stills
Themes
paganmexica (aztec)