Romance blossoms between a wealthy socialite and a Mexican ballet dancer, intertwining their contrasting lives and cultures.Romance blossoms between a wealthy socialite and a Mexican ballet dancer, intertwining their contrasting lives and cultures.Romance blossoms between a wealthy socialite and a Mexican ballet dancer, intertwining their contrasting lives and cultures.
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Releases September 11, 2025
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This is not a story about "good immigrants" and "bad white people" as some critics claim.
It's about the collapse of moral clarity. There are no pure victims or villains here. Just people making devastating choices. It's uncomfortable, complex and challenging.
About the casting. When asked if he was afraid to put Jessica Chastain, a world-famous actress next to Isaac Hernández, a ballet star with zero acting experience, Michel Franco said: "I believed he could do it and was willing to take a risk...".. and added "in the end it's just a movie." He doesn't play it safe, not in casting, not in storytelling, not in tone.
It's about the collapse of moral clarity. There are no pure victims or villains here. Just people making devastating choices. It's uncomfortable, complex and challenging.
About the casting. When asked if he was afraid to put Jessica Chastain, a world-famous actress next to Isaac Hernández, a ballet star with zero acting experience, Michel Franco said: "I believed he could do it and was willing to take a risk...".. and added "in the end it's just a movie." He doesn't play it safe, not in casting, not in storytelling, not in tone.
Despite the ambitious and arthouse like plot, the movie is not developing it in a convincing way. The often discussed power difference are clearly played and we see icy and emotional scenes. There are many why or why not questions that remain. However, this is not creating any longing for answers. All remaining a limited and missed opportunity for a deeper piece on the hypocritical and paradox world of neo-liberal philanthropy in the US. Indeed, it is a timely given the new US administration. Jessica Chastain described the movie as dark and strong. The applause was friendly and warm. We we're entertained but not speechless.
Cheap erotic scenes and poorly constructed story line. Hard to watch really. Contains already seen societal dynamic plot and poor acting, where you can't pick a single role that makes you feel something deeper and special. Just forced erotic movie, where you could just google for something similar on adult pages and even that would be more artistic and creative.
This film explores the perilous intersection of ambition, love, and power. At its core, it tells the story of Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico whose dreams of international recognition collide with the carefully controlled life of Jennifer, a wealthy socialite. What begins as hope and devotion quickly spirals into a devastating exploration of what happens when someone plays with another person's dreams.
The narrative is rich with themes of social injustice and imbalance of power. Fernando's innocence and vulnerability clash against Jennifer's calculated control, exposing how devastating it can be when ambition is manipulated by those who hold privilege. From the very beginning, you sense the story can only end in tragedy, yet the uncertainty of how it will unravel keeps you gripped.
Jennifer's character is perhaps the most haunting-an accomplished woman, outwardly devoted to her career and philanthropy, yet trapped in loneliness, eating dinners alone, craving youth and vitality through a relationship that was never meant to be equal. Her desperation to maintain control over both her public image and private life turns the story into something deeply unsettling.
It's complex, layered, and relentlessly tense-an unflinching portrait of innocence consumed by power, and of a woman so committed to her own survival that she loses sight of humanity.
The narrative is rich with themes of social injustice and imbalance of power. Fernando's innocence and vulnerability clash against Jennifer's calculated control, exposing how devastating it can be when ambition is manipulated by those who hold privilege. From the very beginning, you sense the story can only end in tragedy, yet the uncertainty of how it will unravel keeps you gripped.
Jennifer's character is perhaps the most haunting-an accomplished woman, outwardly devoted to her career and philanthropy, yet trapped in loneliness, eating dinners alone, craving youth and vitality through a relationship that was never meant to be equal. Her desperation to maintain control over both her public image and private life turns the story into something deeply unsettling.
It's complex, layered, and relentlessly tense-an unflinching portrait of innocence consumed by power, and of a woman so committed to her own survival that she loses sight of humanity.
Did you know
- ConnectionsReferenced in Radio Dolin: The Results of Oscar-2025 with Anton Dolin (2025)
- SoundtracksClavier-Büchlein vor W.F. Bach: Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926
performed by Janos Sebestyen
written by J.S. Bach
courtesy of: Naxos of America, Inc.
Details
- Runtime
- 1h 35m(95 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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