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Todo el poder

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.3K
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Demián Bichir in Todo el poder (2000)
Crime

When a Mexican film director becomes fed up with the crime and corruption in his homeland, he decides to single-handedly take on a powerful band of criminals.When a Mexican film director becomes fed up with the crime and corruption in his homeland, he decides to single-handedly take on a powerful band of criminals.When a Mexican film director becomes fed up with the crime and corruption in his homeland, he decides to single-handedly take on a powerful band of criminals.

  • Director
    • Fernando Sariñana
  • Writers
    • Fernando Sariñana
    • Enrique Renteria
    • Carolina Rivera
  • Stars
    • Demián Bichir
    • Cecilia Suárez
    • Luis Felipe Tovar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fernando Sariñana
    • Writers
      • Fernando Sariñana
      • Enrique Renteria
      • Carolina Rivera
    • Stars
      • Demián Bichir
      • Cecilia Suárez
      • Luis Felipe Tovar
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Demián Bichir
    Demián Bichir
    • Gabriel
    • (as Demian Bichir)
    Cecilia Suárez
    Cecilia Suárez
    • Sofía Aguirre
    Luis Felipe Tovar
    Luis Felipe Tovar
    • Comandante Eleuterio 'Elvis' Quijano
    Ximena Sariñana
    Ximena Sariñana
    • Valentina
    Rodrigo Murray
    Rodrigo Murray
    • Martín
    José Carlos Rodríguez
    • Octavio
    Diego Luna
    Diego Luna
    • Esteban
    Juan Carlos Colombo
    Juan Carlos Colombo
    • Lic. Luna
    Jorge Zárate
    • Taxista enpistolado
    Carmen Salinas
    Carmen Salinas
    • Doña Cleofas
    Verónica Langer
    Verónica Langer
    • Frida
    Claudia Lobo
    Claudia Lobo
    • Tere
    Mario Zaragoza
    Mario Zaragoza
    • Cojo
    Ricardo Kleinbaum
    Ricardo Kleinbaum
    • Gabriel
    Alfonso Bravo
    • Prisionero con máscara de luchador
    Alex Cox
    Alex Cox
    • Corrupt Cop
    Martha Cristiana
    Martha Cristiana
    • Patricia
    Wes Martinez
    Wes Martinez
    • Chino
    • Director
      • Fernando Sariñana
    • Writers
      • Fernando Sariñana
      • Enrique Renteria
      • Carolina Rivera
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    10ledifk

    what can you do in a corrupted system?

    The mirror of the actual mexican society full of corruption in the system is the principal plot of this film that we can see with the eyes of a citizen that lives in the city between the disgusting system that governs with corrupted policemen corrupted politics even corrupted priests that the only thing that they wants it's the taste of the power and the money. A sad, but truth story of a country that is crying for justice, but the only thing it have are lies.
    10erandimm

    i laughed a lot

    I liked this movie a lot because it's about corruption in my country, and it has a lot of humor, but the truth is that it's not very realistic. There is a lot of corruption here, right, but it would be impossible to solve anything as they do in this movie. It's one of the new mexican films that you shouldn't miss.
    3lamb_of_seagull

    Typical Police Corruption Film

    How many movies are made that involve police corruption, where the corruption always runs higher than expected? How many crime rings run by corrupt police officers have been thwarted by civilians (in the movies of course)? Todo el Poder has your typical corrupt cop scenario, and plays out as expected. I have seen this movie around a dozen times, all under different titles, and wasn't very impressed by this one.

    The plot is the problem: there are no unexpected turns or developments. Even though the film looks decent enough, and the acting is fair, the plot isn't intriguing enough to make you want to continue watching it.

    I'm not sure if it was funny, either. I realized there were humorous parts, but I didn't laugh. This, most likely, can be blamed on the fact that I had to read subtitles.

    Overall, if you are not tired of the old scenario, and don't mind reading subtitles, you may find this one enjoyable.
    8sandra.vel

    another great movie out of Mexico

    I saw this movie in Mexico City while visiting during Spring Break. I think it voices the issues of the inhabitants of Mexico City. The acting was great.....it's great to see tevenovelas' actors doing something else. The use of comedy to deal with such a scary situation was wonderful to watch. I highly recommend this MEXICAN movie.
    8insomniac_rod

    It's like Mexican corrupted reality...but only funnier.

    "Todo El Poder" is an intelligent critic towards corruption, politics, and the high wave of crimes happening in Mèxico City.

    At first it was conceived as a social critic against the system and the fore-mentioned situations that every day keep damaging our country; but the truth is that this movie isn't a straight accusation against someone or something in specific. Let me explain myself. If you want to criticize politicians, governors, narcos, you need to give specific names and situations. But that would mean danger in Mexican society.

    Still, "Todo El Poder" tries to cover many situations from modern Mexican society and it does it in a great manner filled with black comedy, drama, and bits of realism.

    The acting is great but some characters are very clichèd. Good performances by Colombo, Suàrez, and Tovar. The rest of the cast is also good.

    If you want to have an idea of how Mexican's Judicial System works, watch "Todo El Poder" to know more about it but only funnier.

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    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in The Sopranos (1999)
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    • Trivia
      Cameo: Carolina Rivera as the woman whose purse is stolen at the Zócalo.
    • Quotes

      Doña Cleofas: Agarren a esos pinches ratas, hijos de la chingada, párense putos!

    • Connections
      References The Simpsons (1989)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2000 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Вся власть
    • Production company
      • Altavista Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,920
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $38,090
      • Mar 2, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $70,920
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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