The lives of three women coincide in an act of sorority to search for the missing sister of one of them. Their points of view will be framed by different situations that are experienced in Mexico, such as organized crime and drug trafficking. that’s the movie gem cloakthe sensory experience of the filmmaker Natalia López Gallardo.
After passing through festivals such as the Berlinale and the Morelia International Film Festival, the film finally reaches theaters across the country and here we tell you everything you need to know about it.
What is it about?
The official synopsis of the film gem cloak forward the following:
“In the middle of the divorce process, Isabel settles in the field where she discovers that her assistant María has a missing sister. Isabel offers her help to find her and their fate is intertwined. Meanwhile, the police commander, Roberta, wants to rescue her son from the criminal underworld. There she will come across by chance with the two inquirers. Three roads come together in a world of confusion and abandonment where, despite everything, the courage to rebel against misfortune does not die.
What can we expect from gem cloak?
During its national premiere at FICM, Natalia López Gallardo chatted with CINEMA PREMIERE and there he commented that, in order to find the right tone for his project, he had to go through a specific process, which he described as follows:
“Really, films are built in layers, the decisions that you make are the ones that little by little lead to a final result that was not exactly decided at the beginning, the goal is always revealed. Obviously, if there is a thematic force, a concept that drags you throughout the process and with which the elements and the final form are going to correspond, that is where they will be coherent with each other. What happened to me was that, in the research process, especially when I talked to people, I realized that it was a film about the collective, that it was not an anecdote about someone or that it touched on the manifestations of some particular violence, but rather it was something abstract, a wound.”
In another interview, he is with IMCINE, the filmmaker spoke about how she hopes the public connects with her work, which, more than anything else, is about atmospheres. These were her words:
“Connecting with the audience is the greatest reward of a film, you feel that it is finally over, it also acquires other meanings that you did not suspect, that is a huge reward. What has happened with Mantle of Gems is that, as it is a film that is not supported by the narrative, but by its formal and atmospheric weight, it can create uncertainty and discomfort in the public; but I believe that this element of indeterminacy is the root of reality, reality is indeterminate and it is the source of indeterminacy”.
Cast and production crew
The film is written and directed by Natalia Lopez Gallardo (who previously worked as an editor at Heli, by Amat Escalante). This is his first film. The producers are Natalia López Gallardo, Fernando de la Peza and Joaquin del Paso.
To make her film, the director worked with professional and non-professional actors. The cast is made up of Nailea Norvind (The club of idealists), Juan Daniel Garcia Trevino (I’m not here anymore), Sherlyn Zavala and Balam Toledo.
When it premieres?
The movie gem cloak arrives the March 9, 2023 to theaters in Mexico. Below, you can check the rooms where it will be available.
Poster
Trailer for gem cloak
Jose Roberto Landaverde Movie buff and music lover. I am fascinated by writing, listening, reading and commenting on everything related to the seventh art. I’m a fan of Rocky and Back to the Future and obviously one day I’ll climb the “Philly Steps” and drive a DeLorean. Faithful believer that cinema is the best teleportation machine, and also that on the big screen we can all see ourselves represented. I constantly, like Scott Pilgrim, ask myself: “Does bread make you fat?”