Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful Truths

'Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful Truths' is the new film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the winner of four Oscars. The filmmaker has been in charge of directing major productions such as 'The Revenant', the film that earned DiCaprio the Oscar for Best Actor. This 2022, Alejandro González Iñárritu presents us 'Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful Truths', a film that tells the story of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker who resides in Los Angeles. After being declared the winner of a famous international award, this journalist will be forced to return to his homeland, Mexico. However, Silverio ignores that this seemingly simple journey will lead him to his own existential limit. His life is crossed by endless memories and fears that confuse his present life and plunge him into a constant sense of wonder. With a large dose of emotion and the presence of frequent laughs, this journalist will have to deal with the universal, but at the same time intimate, mysteries about the question of identity, success, mortality, the history of his country, and the deep and emotional family ties that bind him to his family. Alejandro González will have to face what it means to be human in our times, very peculiar times.