Devil's Freedom

Devil's Freedom (Spanish: La Libertad del Diablo) is a 2017 Mexican documentary film written and directed by Everardo González. The film premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Following it, the film was screened at the 15th Morelia International Film Festival,[2] Locarno Film Festival and the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.[3]

Devil's Freedom
SpanishLa Libertad del Diablo
Directed byEverardo González
Written byEverardo González
Diego Enrique Osorno
Produced byRobert Garza
Inna Payán
CinematographyMaría Secco
Edited byPaloma López Carrillo
Production
company
Artegios and Animal de Luz Films
Release date
  • February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10) (Berlinale)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100 percent based on 16 critics, with an average rating of 9.7/10.[4]

Jessica Kiang of Variety wrote "Director Everardo Gonzlez's striking aesthetic twist informs a harrowing documentary on Mexican kidnapping culture".[5]

J. R. Jones of Chicago Reader commented "[the film is] hard to watch and harder to forget".[6]

Screen Daily's Allan Hunter was of a similar opinion. His reaction was: "We see expressive eyes and mouths and witness the masks dampened by the flood of tears as the testimonies grow increasingly emotional".[7]

According to Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter, "You don't always need big or complicated ideas to turn what could have been a TV-ready reportage into a richly rewarding cinematic experience".[8]

References
  1. "La libertad del diablo". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. Gallardo, Gustavo R. (October 27, 2017). "Devil's Freedom, the hidden face of violence at the 15th FICM". Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. "Devil's Freedom – La Libertad del Diablo". Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. "Devil's Freedom". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. Kiang, Jessica (February 12, 2017). "Film Review: 'Devil's Freedom'". Variety.
  6. Jones, J. R. (March 29, 2018). "Mr. Rogers meets Mexican drug cartels at the Doc10 documentary festival". Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  7. Hunter, Allan (February 12, 2017). "'Devil's Freedom': Berlin Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  8. van Hoeij, Boyd (February 12, 2017). "'Devil's Freedom' ('La libertad del Diablo'): Film Review - Berlin 2017". Retrieved November 3, 2021.


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