Synopsis
A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
Mexico 86 (2025) is a 1h 29min drama feature film by César Díaz. A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son.
Key facts
Cast
Bérénice Bejo, Matheo Labbe, Leonardo Ortizgris, Julieta Egurrola, Guie Cuyun, Fermín Martínez, Rodolfo de León, Arturo Ríos
Original language
Spanish
First release
April 16, 2025 (Belgium)
Crew
Screenplay
César Díaz, Jacques Akchoti, Valentina Viso
Producer
Anne-Laure Guégan, Géraldine Sprimont
Cinematography
Virginie Surdej
Editing
Alain Dessauvage
Music
Rémi Boubal
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Festival History
- Glasgow Film Festival 2025 generic
- Göteborg Film Festival 2025 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Thessaloniki Film Festival 2024 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Belgium | April 16, 2025 |
| Theatrical | France | April 23, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Croatia | July 18, 2025 |
| Streaming | France | March 19, 2026 |
| Television | France | March 19, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 13, 2026 |
Full credits
| Director | César Díaz |
| Cast | Bérénice Bejo (Maria), Matheo Labbe (Marco), Leonardo Ortizgris (Miguel), Julieta Egurrola (Eugenia), Guie Cuyun (Luis), Fermín Martínez (Armando), Rodolfo de León (Jesus), Arturo Ríos (Pablo), Cecilia Porras (Katia), Mauricio Armas Zebadúa (Père Fabricio), Israel Almanza (Pedro Garcia), Erick Delgadillo (Assassin #1), Carlos Reséndiz (Assassin #2) |
| Screenplay | César Díaz, Jacques Akchoti, Valentina Viso |
| Producer | Anne-Laure Guégan, Géraldine Sprimont |
| Executive producer | Justin Ambrosino |
| Cinematography | Virginie Surdej |
| Editing | Alain Dessauvage |
| Music | Rémi Boubal |
| Costumes | Sabrina Riccardi |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q127381548 |
| IMDb | tt31229255 |
| TMDB | 1174027 |
Additional data: TMDB.
