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Gods of Mexico
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GODS OF MEXICO

Dioses de México

Directed by Helmut Dosantos
Mexico, 2022
Documentary

Synopsis

In rural Mexico, resistance to modernization showcases the diversity of Native Peoples and Afro-descendant communities, honoring daily labor and preserving cultural identity. It explores a “Lost Atlantis” where diverse possibilities resist the rapid march of progress.

Synopsis

In rural Mexico, resistance to modernization showcases the diversity of Native Peoples and Afro-descendant communities, honoring daily labor and preserving cultural identity. It explores a “Lost Atlantis” where diverse possibilities resist the rapid march of progress.

Our take

Drinking in the striking vistas of Mexico’s vast natural landscapes, Helmut Dosantos’s poetic documentary unearths the majestic within the mundane. Arising from impressionistic vignettes of agricultural rituals is a tender philosophy of life, one that sits in perfect harmony with its environment.