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Apocryphal(2012)
Status: Released
Date: 2012-03-28
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The world belongs to those who learn to take advantage.
Overview:
Bewildered, Carlos awakens from a nightmare stalked by Death. The dream has a foreboding message, which is not entirely clear to him. Carlos decides to challenge his destiny and face the consequences, but his evil doing ends up shaping his own fate and that of those around him. Macabre by choice, Carlos attempts to tip the scales by changing the course of the plot designed by the gods. In this story,the unsettling city of Mexico is the backdropthat reveals psychological and human postures characteristic of a big city. It is a story where individuals who change their destiny with masks and opportunism manipulate morality, religion and reason for selfish personal gain.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
Tenaz Productions
Movie: Apocryphal
Top 6 Billed Cast
Juan Carlos Barreto
Protagónico
Julio Escalero
Policía
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