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A History of Love and War
This outrageous comedy stages a soap opera of epic proportions, as one corrupt property developer faces trial for Mexico's violent history. The fourth feature from Santiago Mohar Volkow, Una historia de amor y guerra centres on real estate baron Pepe Sánchez-Campo, whose mega-mall development brings him into conflict with local guerrillas. For once, bribery and a call to Daddy might not be enough to save Pepe – a character more grotesque than the telenovela unfolding around him. Trying to sabotage Pepe's marriage to Constanza, her cousin and lover Teo records Pepe cheating. The resulting chaos precipitates in a burlesque bloodbath involving treachery, talking animals, colonial history and bartering in the afterlife.
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This outrageous comedy stages a soap opera of epic proportions, as one corrupt property developer faces trial for Mexico's violent history. The fourth feature from Santiago Mohar Volkow, Una historia de amor y guerra centres on real estate baron Pepe Sánchez-Campo, whose mega-mall development brings him into conflict with local guerrillas. For once, bribery and a call to Daddy might not be enough to save Pepe – a character more grotesque than the telenovela unfolding around him. Trying to sabotage Pepe's marriage to Constanza, her cousin and lover Teo records Pepe cheating. The resulting chaos precipitates in a burlesque bloodbath involving treachery, talking animals, colonial history and bartering in the afterlife.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Santiago Mohar Volkow
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Runtime:111 minutes
Studio:Nómadas, Laredo 17, Edge Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Eficine
Cast
Santiago Mohar Volkow
Director
Andrew Leland Rogers
Pepe Sánchez Campo
Lucía Gómez-Robledo
Constaza
Mónica del Carmen
Justina Venganza
Dario Yazbek Bernal
Teo
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Toño Muerte
Aldo Escalante
Engels
Teresa Sánchez
Abogada
Sophie Gómez
Paty
Hernán del Riego
Luis
Patricia Bernal
Lulú
Fernando Álvarez Rebeil
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