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I Promise You Anarchy
I Promise You Anarchy
	Film poster
Directed by	Julio Hernández Cordón
Screenplay by	Julio Hernández Cordón
Produced by	Maximiliano Cruz; Sandra Gómez;
Starring	Diego Calva Hernández; Eduardo Eliseo Martinez;
Cinematography	María José Secco
Edited by	Lenz Claure
Music by	Erick Bongcam
Release date	9 August 2015 (Locarno);
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Mexico; Germany;
Language	Spanish

I Promise You Anarchy (Spanish: Te Prometo Anarquía) is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Julio Hernández Cordón. The film stars Diego Calva Hernández and Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as two long-time friends and lovers, who after a failed business are separated by the mother of one of them.

The film premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival, being the only Latin film competing for the Golden Leopard Award, and was screened at the Contemporary World Cinema Section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1]^[2] After its exhibition at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival, the film earned the Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature and a Special Mention by the Jury.^[3] The film also received two nominations at the 2016 Ariel Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.^[4]

Plot

The film begins with a love story between two people and ends by addressing the issue of illegal blood trafficking in Mexico, it is a story of crime and strong social criticism.^[5]

Cast

Diego Calva Hernández as Miguel
Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as Johnny
Shvasti Calderón as Adri
Oscar Mario Botello as David
Gabriel Casanova as Gabriel
Sarah Minter as Miguel's Mother
Martha Claudia Moreno as Johnny's Mother
Diego Escamilla Corona as Techno
Milkman as David
Erwin Jonathan Mora Alvarado as Príncipe Azteca
Juan Pablo Escalante as Nito
Daniel Adrián Mejía Aguirre as Hamster
Mario Alberto Sánchez as Major Tom
Yair Domínguez Monroy as Pedo Bomba
Francisco Kjeldson as Safari

Production

Diana Sánchez, artistic director of the Panama International Film Festival, stated that the film is "a lovely and heartfelt exploration of love and friendship. Beautifully shot, the film demonstrates Hernández’s versatility and progression as a filmmaker. The scenes of the skateboarders in Mexico City, for instance, are kinetic and feel very realistic”. According to the director, he tried to mix documentary, fiction and film noir, with the film showing "the innocence of youth and the moments you try to play the bad guy, the criminal, but you are not really that kind of character".^[6] Te Prometo Anarquía won one part of a split prize at the 2015 Panamá International Film Festival, where it received US$20,000 to pay post production fees; the rest of the prize (US$5,000) was awarded to Costa Rica's El Sonido de las Cosas ("The Sound of Things"), directed by Ariel Escalante.^[7]

Reception

The film was named "The Best Mexican Film of 2015" by Fernanda Solórzano of Letras Libres.^[8]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2015 Panamá International Film Festival^[7]	Primera Mirada	Te Prometo Anarquía	Won
2015 Locarno International Film Festival^[1]	Golden Leopard	Te Prometo Anarquía	Nominated
2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival^[9]	Horizons Awards	Te Prometo Anarquía	Nominated
2015 Morelia International Film Festival^[3]	Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature	Te Prometo Anarquía	Won
2015 Morelia International Film Festival^[3]	Special Mention by the Jury	Te Prometo Anarquía	Won
2015 Festival do Rio^[10]	FIPRESCI Prize	Te Prometo Anarquía	Won
2015 Havana Film Festival^[11]	Coral Award for Best Lead Actor	Diego Calva Hernández	Won
	Coral Award for Best Lead Actor	Eduardo Eliseo Martínez	Won
	Coral Award for Best Screenplay	Julio Hernández Cordón	Won
58th Ariel Awards^[4]	Best Director	Julio Hernández Cordón	Nominated
58th Ariel Awards^[4]	Best Cinematography	María José Secco	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b "'Te prometo anarquía' conmueve a público en Festival de Locarno". La Jornada (in Spanish). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b "¡Felicidades a los ganadores del 13º FICM!". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b Magaña, Arturo (13 April 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Te Prometo Anarquía". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ De Pablos, Emiliano (4 August 2015). "Latido Brings 'Anarchy' to the International Market (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b Pickard, Christopher (14 April 2015). "IFF Panama: Anarchy Triumphs as Primera Mirada Jury Award Two Cash Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ Solórzano, Fernanda (29 August 2016). "Las ciudades invisibles de Hernández Cordón". Letras Libres. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ "Te Prometo Anarquía". San Sebastian Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ "Te Prometo Anarquía". International Federation of Film Critics. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ "Premios Corales - 37 Festival". Havana Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.