The film was released on March 23, 2023, in Mexico and on May 11 on Netflix.[5]
Synopsis
Pancho Reyes, a middle class family man who strives to support his wife Mari and their two children, receives a call from his father that his grandfather died and needs to be present at the reading of the will. Pancho does not want to know anything about his poor family, whom he abandoned in search of a better future, but his wife encourages him to go to find out if he left them an inheritance, without knowing that this will drastically change their lives.[6]
Originally scheduled for a limited theatrical release on November 3, 2022[12] followed by a worldwide release on November 16, 2022 on Netflix,[13] the film's release was postponed[14] as negotiations between Netflix and director Luis Estrada to have a wider theatrical release (much like Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths did) broke down.[15][16] Estrada then bought back theatrical rights to the film, seeking another distributor.[17] In February 2023, Estrada announced that he had reached a deal with Sony Pictures for a wide theatrical release.[18] The film was released on March 23, 2023, in Mexico, United States and other countries,[19][20] followed by a streaming release on May 11 on Netflix.[21]
When the film was released, it divided the public and critics in its native Mexico, being criticized for "denigrating the country".[23] Among his critics are Mexican television producer Juan Osorio Ortiz,[24] and president of MexicoAndrés Manuel López Obrador,[25] the latter who called the film's director a "progressive virtual signaller", classist and racist.[26][27] Following López Obrador's criticism, director Luis Estrada responded by saying that the president, instead of worrying about a movie he hasn't even seen, should focus on issues that are more relevant to the country.[28][29]
^Federal, Fideicomiso para la Promoción y Desarrollo del Cine Mexicano en el Distrito. "Premios CANACINE 2023: Esta es la lista completa de nominados". Fideicomiso para la Promoción y Desarrollo del Cine Mexicano en el Distrito Federal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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