New Order (film)

New Order (Spanish: Nuevo orden) is a 2020 Mexican-French art dystopian thriller[3] film written, directed, produced and edited by Michel Franco. The film follows an upper class couple in Mexico City whose wedding is invaded by rioters amidst a nationwide working class uprising[4] The film stars Naian Gonzalez Norvind, Diego Boneta and Mónica Del Carmen.

New Order
Theatrical release poster
SpanishNuevo orden
Directed byMichel Franco
Produced by
Written byMichel Franco
Starring
CinematographyYves Cape
Edited by
  • Óscar Figueroa
  • Michel Franco
Production
companies
  • Teorema
  • Les Films d’Ici
Distributed byVideocine, MUBI
Release date
  • September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10) (Venice)
  • October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) (Mexico)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
Country
  • Mexico
  • France
LanguageSpanish
Box office$1.3 million[2]

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 10 September 2020. where it won the Grand Jury Prize. It was released in Mexico on 22 October 2020, by Videocine.

Plot

In 2021 the gap between social classes in Mexico is increasingly marked. A high-society wedding is interrupted by a group of armed and violent rioters who are part of an even larger uprising of the underprivileged, and take the participants as hostages.

The Mexican army uses the disorder caused by the riots to establish a military dictatorship in the country.

Cast

Production

Michel Franco started to develop the idea six years ago, and he finished the script three years ago. Production concluded in May, 2019. The cast includes Naian Gonzalez Norvind, Diego Boneta, Mónica Del Carmen, Fernando Cuautle, Darío Yazbek Bernal and Eligio Meléndez.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 2020.[5] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 15, 2020.[6] Shortly after, Neon acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film[7] and MUBI acquired rights for India, Ireland, LATAM, Turkey and the UK.[8] In Mexico the film had a theatrical release and it is distributed by Videocine.

Reception

Critical reception

New Order holds a 67% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.3. The website's critics consensus reads: "In spite of solid performances, New Order's merciless brutality and unfocused gaze threaten to derail its message."[9] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 73 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Backlash in Mexico

Prior to its release in Mexican cinemas, the film's trailer was received with an overwhelming negative response from the public and internet backlash as it was called by Mexican audiences on social media as "Classist, racist and painfully stereotypical portraits of upper and lower classes in Mexico".[11][12]

The racism accusations towards the film in Mexico worsen as director, Michel Franco, claimed the film was target of "profound reverse racism" and felt himself as victim of "hate crimes" as a White Mexican.[13][14][15] Franco would later post an apology on social media for his statements claiming he was not aware of the impact of the terms he used towards the reception of the film's trailer.[16][17][18]

After its release, some film critics confirmed the criticisms towards the movie. Erick Estrada from Cinegarage said: "... is a warning about the consequences of their acts to the ones who wish revert the establishment than being a attention call before the country's militarization.".[19] In Codigo Espaguetti, Nicolas Ruiz says this film "critics, with no empathy, from this cold distance that sees individuals as sheeps and protesters as blood-thirsty zombies, it creates banal, shallow and Manichean representations...» [20] Also, Arturo Magaña Arce in Cine Premiere reiterates this when mentions it "gives reason to those who judge people whom, in a desperate way, reclaim justice from the streets".[21]

References
  1. "New Order". Venice Film Festival. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "New Order (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/new-order-review-upsetting-art-house-thriller-frames-a-fictional-uprising-from-the-perspective-of-the-1-1234764979/
  4. Debruge, Peter (2020-09-10). "'New Order' Review: Upsetting Art-House Thriller Frames a Fictional Uprising From the Perspective of the 1%". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. Tartaglione, Nancy (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020: Competition Light On Studios, Strong On Global Arthouse & Women Directors – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. Wiseman, Andreas (30 July 2020). "Toronto Sets 2020 Lineup: Werner Herzog, Regina King, Mira Nair, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase Titles Join Hybrid Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (September 29, 2020). "Neon Lands North American Rights To Michel Franco's Venice Grand Jury Prize Winner 'New Order'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. Wiseman, Andreas (October 1, 2020). "Michel Franco's Venice Winner 'New Order' Gets UK & Ireland Distribution Deal".
  9. "New Order (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. "New Order". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. "Película mexicana 'Nuevo orden' recibe críticas de clasista y racista en redes sociales". Dallas News (in Spanish). 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  12. "La película Nuevo Orden desató un debate sobre racismo y clasismo en México (y ni siquiera se ha estrenado)". PlayGround (in Spanish). 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  13. "Whitexican, un término profundamente racista: Michel Franco". www.milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  14. "Decir whitexican es racismo: Michel Franco sobre críticas a Nuevo Orden". Animal MX (in Spanish). 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  15. Vergara, Rosalía (2020-10-15). "Michel Franco dice que el término "whitexican" es racista y lo tunden en redes". Proceso Portal de Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  16. "Michel Franco se disculpa por decir "whitexican" a días de estrenarse "Nuevo Orden" que triunfó en Venecia | Video". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  17. "'La regué enormemente': Michel Franco se disculpa por decir que usar 'whitexican' es racista". Animal MX (in Spanish). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  18. "Michel Franco se disculpa por decir que usar "Whitexican" es racista". heraldodemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  19. "Nuevo orden, crítica". Cine Garage (in Spanish). 2020-10-16.
  20. "Reseña: Nuevo Orden el espectacular miedo conservador Michel Franco". Codigos Espaguetti (in Spanish). 2020-10-22.
  21. "Nuevo orden – Crítica de la película". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). 2020-10-22.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.