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I Am Mexico

I Am Mexico

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I Am Mexico

2013

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Filmed in September of 2012, this self-confessed sci-fi documentary follows life at Mexico while reflection on what happens using Wagner's music and quotes from Raw Materials for a Theory of the Young Girl.

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Directed by: Christian von Borries
José Elguezabal

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