Rodrigo Ordoñez's first feature film Depositaries (Depositarios) opened in Mexican cinemas last Friday after three years of struggle for proper distribution, a delay that's not unusual when it comes to Mexican movies. The film had its festival run back in 2010-2011 but it seems the definitive attraction for distributors came last May when the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (Amacc) awarded Depositarios with the Ariel for best visual effects. On September 17, I sat down with Ordoñez at a Mexico City restaurant to talk about this rare science fiction effort. Twitch: Tell me about the origin of Depositaries. Rodrigo Ordoñez: I started writing this movie 14 years ago, in 1999, when I was in my second or third year of film school, at the Centro...
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- 10/1/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Rodrigo Ordoñez's Depositarios, a Mexican science fiction movie, has been around since 2010, going through such film festivals as Sci-Fi London, Fantastic Planet, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Morbido and Macabro. This is the official synopsis from the press kit: "In the near future, medicine, computing and genetics have made it possible to end the human physical and psychological pain, filtering it through other human beings created expressly for this task, known as "gatekeepers". The plot follows the story of two researchers who belong to the Police Special Branch dedicated to pursue the emerging crimes related to the implementation of this new technology." Depositarios won this year's Ariel Award (the sort-of Mexican Oscar) for best visual effects. Consequently, the movie is finally getting a proper release in Mexican...
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- 9/10/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Dallas' Vistas Latino Film Festival is celebrating its eleventh annual appearance with a great line up of Latin American films and visits from several of the minds and faces behind them. Vistas runs from October 28th through the 31st and showcases some of the best recent Latino film of recent years. The Mexican omnibus film, Revolucion opens the festival on October 28th at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. This is Revolucion's Us debut and stars Jaime Camil, Blanca Soto, Alejandra Barros, Liz Gallardo, Adal Ramones, Alejandra Ambrosi, Pedro Armendariz, Jr., Jeannine Derbez, Gustavo Sanchez-Parra, Humberto Busto, Erik del Castillo, and Maria Soleno will be in attendance, it should be a fun night! Twitch readers will probably recognize Seres: Genesis among the films being screened this year. The film opened a couple of weeks ago in Mexico and is getting good notices, this could be a new landmark in Latin American Sci-fi,...
- 10/9/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Fango has uncovered some exclusive pics (see below the jump) from director Rodrigo Ordoñez’s Depositarios, a dystopian, futuristic sci-fi thriller with some grave forewarnings about the perils of human cloning. Much like its fellow 24 Frames foreign pick-up Seres: Genesis (see item here), Depositarios aims to rock the boat of bogged down Mexican cinema, while making enough noise in bordering American moviehouses along the way.
- 10/8/2010
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Max Weinstein)
- Fangoria
Like the headline says:
Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2010) -- 24 frames, LLC has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction box office sensation "Seres: Genesis" from Huma Films. This action-packed alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by Us theaters. The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta ("Inspiración") and stars Alejandra Barros ("Sultanes Del Sur," "Amar," "Matando Cabos"), Liz Gallardo ("Máncora," "Sangre de familia," "La última y nos vamos"), Humberto Busto ("Depositarios," "Niñas Mal," "Amores Perros"), Manuel Balbi ("Deseo Prohibido," "La viuda de Blanco"), Arturo Delgado ("Entre Canibales," "María José") and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega ("A través del Silencio," "Tengo Todo").
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive task force investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2010) -- 24 frames, LLC has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction box office sensation "Seres: Genesis" from Huma Films. This action-packed alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by Us theaters. The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta ("Inspiración") and stars Alejandra Barros ("Sultanes Del Sur," "Amar," "Matando Cabos"), Liz Gallardo ("Máncora," "Sangre de familia," "La última y nos vamos"), Humberto Busto ("Depositarios," "Niñas Mal," "Amores Perros"), Manuel Balbi ("Deseo Prohibido," "La viuda de Blanco"), Arturo Delgado ("Entre Canibales," "María José") and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega ("A través del Silencio," "Tengo Todo").
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive task force investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
- 8/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Looks like the Mexican sci-fi movie “Seres: Genesis”, the first of a proposed trilogy, may be coming to a theater near you after all. 24 frames, LLC has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction box office sensation “Seres: Genesis” from Huma Films. This action-packed alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by Us theaters. The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta (“Inspiración”) and stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”). When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros...
- 8/28/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
24frames (No we’ve not branched out into distribution) has announced that it has just acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction movie “Seres: Genesis.” The alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly after by a run in Us theaters. Directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”). Seres: GÉNESIS is the first part of a planned trilogy, to be followed by Seres: Evolution predicting the future of mankind and finally Seres: Extinction will reveal the secrets of our destiny. Synopsis: When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an...
- 8/27/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
24frames (No we’ve not branched out into distribution) has announced that it has just acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction movie “Seres: Genesis.” The alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly after by a run in Us theaters. Directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”). Seres: GÉNESIS is the first part of a planned trilogy, to be followed by Seres: Evolution predicting the future of mankind and finally Seres: Extinction will reveal the secrets of our destiny. Synopsis: When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an...
- 8/27/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Independent distribution and production company, 24 frames, has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction film “Seres: Genesis” from Huma Films. The alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by a limited Us theatrical run.
The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta (“Inspiración”) and stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”).
Synopsis:
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive division of a high tech conglomerate investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta (“Inspiración”) and stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”).
Synopsis:
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive division of a high tech conglomerate investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
- 8/27/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Year: 2010
Directors: Rodrigo Ordoñez
Writers: Rodrigo Ordoñez
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 4 out of 10
With a promising premise that examines the moral and human rights implications of cloning, Depositarios could have been an intelligent piece of science fiction. Its murky, special effects-free presentation at first hints at a deep, thoughtful movie. But as the minutes tick by, nothing particularly happens and the story gets more and more confusing, it gradually dawns that Depositarios is going to be a very disappointing experience.
In a future Mexico everyone has a twin grown alongside them in the womb, twins who are later warehoused in vats where they spend their lives acting as a depositary for the ill-health and unhappy thoughts of their siblings. Largely believed to be devoid of intelligence and feeling, these depositarios are nonetheless hidden from view, the undiscussed secret behind a happy society.
It's an interesting idea,...
Directors: Rodrigo Ordoñez
Writers: Rodrigo Ordoñez
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 4 out of 10
With a promising premise that examines the moral and human rights implications of cloning, Depositarios could have been an intelligent piece of science fiction. Its murky, special effects-free presentation at first hints at a deep, thoughtful movie. But as the minutes tick by, nothing particularly happens and the story gets more and more confusing, it gradually dawns that Depositarios is going to be a very disappointing experience.
In a future Mexico everyone has a twin grown alongside them in the womb, twins who are later warehoused in vats where they spend their lives acting as a depositary for the ill-health and unhappy thoughts of their siblings. Largely believed to be devoid of intelligence and feeling, these depositarios are nonetheless hidden from view, the undiscussed secret behind a happy society.
It's an interesting idea,...
- 5/5/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Depositarios from director Rodrigo Ordonez will be appearing at Sci-Fi London this year. The festival begins April 28th with several pictures showing. In Depositarios human emotions like pain are transfered to other gatekeepers (Quiet). The film then follows two researchers who follow criminals associated with technological oriented crimes. The full synopsis for Ordonez's fifth film is available below (trailer inside).
The synopsis for Depositarios here:
"In the near future, medicine, computing and genetics have made it possible to end the human physical and psychological pain, filtering it through other human beings created expressly for this task, known as "gatekeepers". The plot follows the story of two researchers who belong to the Police Special Branch dedicated to pursue the emerging crimes related to the implementation of this new technology" (Quiet).
Release Date: April 28th (Limited Release).
Director/writer: Rodrigo Ordonez.
Cast: Alejandro Ambrosi, Cesar Ramos, and Jose Carlos Montes.
The trailer...
The synopsis for Depositarios here:
"In the near future, medicine, computing and genetics have made it possible to end the human physical and psychological pain, filtering it through other human beings created expressly for this task, known as "gatekeepers". The plot follows the story of two researchers who belong to the Police Special Branch dedicated to pursue the emerging crimes related to the implementation of this new technology" (Quiet).
Release Date: April 28th (Limited Release).
Director/writer: Rodrigo Ordonez.
Cast: Alejandro Ambrosi, Cesar Ramos, and Jose Carlos Montes.
The trailer...
- 3/26/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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