
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Comedy · Romance
Overview
In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
Top Cast


Elmer Bäck
Elmer Bäck
Sergei Eisenstein
Elmer Bäck
Sergei Eisenstein


Luis Alberti
Luis Alberti
Palomino Cañedo
Luis Alberti
Palomino Cañedo
José Montini
José Montini
Diego Rivera
José Montini
Diego Rivera
Cristina Velasco Lozano
Cristina Velasco Lozano
Frida Kahlo
Cristina Velasco Lozano
Frida Kahlo
Rasmus Slätis
Rasmus Slätis
Grisha Alexandrov
Rasmus Slätis
Grisha Alexandrov


Jakob Öhrman
Jakob Öhrman
Edouard Tisse
Jakob Öhrman
Edouard Tisse
Sara Juárez
Sara Juárez
Mercedes
Sara Juárez
Mercedes
Alaín Vargas
Alaín Vargas
Gideon
Alaín Vargas
Gideon


Maya Zapata
Maya Zapata
Concepción Cañedo
Maya Zapata
Concepción Cañedo
Gustavo Galván
Gustavo Galván
Rolando
Gustavo Galván
Rolando
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