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Son of Monarchs

Hijo de monarcas

2020

Alexis Gambis

Tenoch Huerta, Noé Hernández, Paulina Gaitan, Angélica Aragón ...

5.8

32

Drama A Mexican biologist in New York copes with traumatic childhood memories and seeks to connect with his estranged brother back home by transforming into the organism he studies: the monarch butterfly.

	Author	Review
United States	Isabelia Herrera The New York Times	"'Son of Monarchs' is ambitious and meditative (...) The film’s rich imagery will be imprinted in your memory, returning to you in dreams."	POS
United States	Kristy Puchko rogerebert.com	"Though intellectually stimulating, 'Son of Monarchs' is emotionally anemic, grounding its pathos in two stoic brothers"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"[It is] robust, structurally complex and vibrantly hued (...) A visually flamboyant film, sometimes mesmerizingly so"	POS
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"A poignant story of transformation (...) As arresting as it is disorienting, the imagery in “Son of Monarchs” eclipses its unwieldy script"	NEU
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"While many filmmakers attempt to marry the study of science and cinema, there are few that do it so seamlessly as 'Monarchs'."	POS
United States	Diego Andaluz The Film Stage	"The drama works best as a metaphorical exploration of interpersonal turmoil, resulting in a deeply personal and intimate project that signals much promise for all the talent involved."	POS
United States	Manuel Betancourt Variety	"If the end result is at once too obtuse and too didactic, it nevertheless remains a powerful, necessary intervention whose intellectual rigor and emotional heft cannot be denied."	NEU
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"'Son of Monarchs' rises above the fold for its wholehearted performances and the colloquially naturalistic quality of the dialogue that sounds spontaneous to the chemistry between the characters and not artificially calibrated"	POS
Canada	Sarah Bea Milner Screen Rant	"Visually stunning masterpiece (...) From its opening shot, Alexis Gambis' 'Son of Monarchs' is a captivating, thought-provoking film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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