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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...speckled with brilliant individual moments...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Leah Greenblatt
rated 7

...the movie is a marvel in its own way, dotted with pure cinephile delights and small unexpected pockets of profundity...

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Amanda Guarragi
rated 8

It’s a deeply personal film to Iñârritu and you can feel his connection to the visuals more so than the character of Gacho himself, further proving that the moving picture can evoke certain emotions that words cannot.

Read full review at Ready Steady Cut
Critic Kathy Michelle Chacon
rated 10

The film’s non-linear narrative may challenge our desire for familiarity and structure, but this unconventionality invites a deeper understanding of its subjects and filmmaker.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Critic Rafa Sales Ross
rated 6

Yes, the blatantly autobiographical Bardo is acrimoniously self-indulgent. But it needs to be.

Read full review at Little White Lies
Critic John Nugent
rated 6

...visually sensational...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Ameen Fatima
rated 8

It is mind-bending and doesn’t make sense but if you introspect, our minds are no different – as our thoughts go from a 0 to 100 very quickly and with no reasoning.

Read full review at Leisure Byte
Critic Gonzalo Jimenez
rated 6

Ambitious, over-the-top, pretentious, autobiographical...

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Cast & Crew

Jay O. Sanders
As Ambassador Jones
Daniel Giménez Cacho
As Silverio Gama
Noé Hernández
As El Ajolote
Luis Gnecco
As Government Secretary

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What is Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths about? Toggle content

Explore the surreal and introspective journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist-turned-documentarian, as he navigates his way through a crisis of identity and meaning. With his wife Lucía and teenage son Lorenzo, Silverio returns to his native Mexico to receive a prestigious award, only to find himself haunted by memories of his deceased first son Mateo and struggles with the weight of his family's history. As he delves deeper into his own mind, Silverio's grip on reality begins to slip, blurring the lines between dreams, memories, and fantasies. Through symbolic representations of historic atrocities in Mexico and personal reconciliations with his past, Silverio grapples with the complexities of identity and belonging. Will he find peace and closure or remain trapped in a cycle of introspection? Embark on this thought-provoking odyssey that challenges our understanding of truth and self.

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When was Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths released in theaters? Toggle content

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths was released in theaters on November 17, 2022.