''This Is Not Berlin'' (Spanish: ''Esto no es Berlín''), is a 2019 Mexican
drama film
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directed by Hari Sama.
The film was presented on 25 January 2019 at the
Sundance Festival
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, and it premiered on 21 June 2019 in Spain.
Sama portrays the film as
autobiographical
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life.
It is a form of biography.
Definition
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as it is inspired by his life in the 80s in Mexico.
Cast
* Xabiani Ponce de León as Carlos
* José Antonio Toledano as Gera
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Mauro Sánchez Navarro as Nico
* Klaudia García as Maud
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Ximena Romo
Ximena Romo Mercado (born April 14, 1990) is a Mexican actress. She is the daughter of Mexican politician Patricia Mercado and former head of the Mexican electricians' union, Horacio Romo Vázquez. Romo is best known for her portrayal of Nora in ...
as Rita
* Américo Hollander as Tito
* Hari Sama as Esteban
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Marina de Tavira
Marina de Tavira Servitje (born 21 November 1974) is a Mexican actress. She is internationally known for her role in the film ''Roma'' (2018), which received widespread acclaim and earned her an Academy Award nomination.
Life and career
She ...
as Carolina
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Lumi Cavazos
Luz Maria Cavazos (born 21 December 1968) is a Mexican actress. She won Best Actress awards at the Tokyo Film Festival, and Brazil's Festival de Gramado for her portrayal of "Tita" in '' Like Water for Chocolate''. The film received the attentio ...
as Susana
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Fernando Álvarez Rebeil as Quiñones
Reception
Critical response
On
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Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "''This Is Not Berlin'' uses one young man's sexual and cultural awakening as the fuel for a personal story with widely resonant themes."
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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Mexican drama films
2019 drama films
2019 films
2019 LGBT-related films
Mexican LGBT-related films
2010s Spanish-language films
2010s Mexican films
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