''Lázaro at Night'' () is a 2024 Canadian-Mexican docufiction film, directed by

Nicolás Pereda Nicolás Pereda (born 1982) is a Mexican-Canadian film director. To date, he has directed nine features and three short films. Personal life Pereda was born in Mexico City in 1982; he holds dual Mexican and Canadian citizenship and is a resid ...

.Vadim Rizov
"TIFF 2024: Lázaro at Night, Hard Truths"
''

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'', September 9, 2024. Made in conjunction with the Mexican theatre collective Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol, the film centres on Lázaro Rodríguez, Luisa Pardo and Francisco Barreiro, three actors in the collective who become embroiled in a

love triangle A love triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with someone is simultaneo ...

while auditioning for roles in a film, while being forced to evaluate their own personal lives due to the director's unorthodox casting methods. The film premiered in June 2024 at the

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, and had its North American premiere in the Wavelengths program at the

2024 Toronto International Film Festival The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024. The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (fil ...

.Kim Izzo
"Three Canadian features set for TIFF Wavelengths, Classics"
'' Playback'', August 8, 2024.

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* 2024 films 2024 drama films Canadian docufiction films Mexican drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Spanish-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films 2020s Mexican films Films directed by Nicolás Pereda {{2020s-Canada-film-stub