Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo Trailer Grapples With It’s Identity

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo has now had it’s World Premiere recently at Venice Film Festival. Before it heads to cinemas and streaming, Netflix have released the official Trailer.

The film tells the story of an Mexican journalist going through existential journey. Taking him back to his own home town seeing him question his own identity.

This is in a way is a  autobiographical film for Iñárritu. The trailer itself is very trippy which comes with relevant music from The Beatles ‘I Am Walrus. ‘ The early reviews have been mixed, soon you can judge it yourselves…

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BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit. The folly of his memories and fears have decided to pierce through the present, filling his everyday life with a sense of bewilderment and wonder.

With both emotion and abundant laughter, Silverio grapples with universal yet intimate questions about identity, success, mortality, the history of Mexico and the deeply emotional familial bonds he shares with his wife and children. Indeed, what it means to be human in these very peculiar times.

The cast for this includes Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Iker Sanchez Solano, Andrés Almeida, and Francisco Rubio. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths will get a limited UK and Irish cinema release in November. The film will will then premiere globally on Netflix from 16th December. If you happen to be in London in October, you can catch it play BFI London Film Festival on 8th October.