Dance of the 41
2020 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 7.8 · 63% critics
In 1901 Mexico City, a police raid exposes a secret gathering in a private home, sending shockwaves through high society. As rumors spread, the scandal reaches the highest circles of power, entangling those connected to the president’s family.
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Details
- Original title
- El baile de los 41
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-11-19
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (223 votes)
- Box office
- $578,919
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, scandal-driven historical drama about secrecy and social pressure, with echoes of The Danish Girl; Not for you if you prefer light, fast-paced stories.
Pros: tense historical atmosphere; provocative social themes; strong dramatic stakes | Cons: heavy subject matter; slow-burn pacing; limited light moments
Themes
- mexico city, mexico
- melancholy
- based on true story
- period drama
- lgbt
- hard
- 1900s
- mexican history
- complex
- gay history
- social prejudice
- gay theme
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Alfonso Herrera
as Ignacio de la Torre
Emiliano Zurita
as Evaristo Rivas
Fernando Becerril
as Porfirio Díaz
Mabel Cadena
as Amada Díaz
Paulina Álvarez Muñoz
as Luz Díaz
Rodrigo Virago
as Felix Díaz
Fernanda Echevarría del Rivero
as Carmen Romero Rubio
Sergio Solís
as Rafael
Álvaro Guerrero
as Felipe
Romanni Villicaña
as Agustín
Directed by David Pablos