Searching for Identity in Iñárritu’s Bardo
The director's latest is a dreamlike exploration of a consciousness torn between two homelands, and the implications of history and memory suspended in limbo.

A mix of music from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, with visuals created using toys, record sleeves, and bits of stop-motion animation.
The director's latest is a dreamlike exploration of a consciousness torn between two homelands, and the implications of history and memory suspended in limbo.
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