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La dictadura perfecta

  • 2014
  • TV-MA
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.5K
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La dictadura perfecta (2014)
TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Worried about his political future, Governor Vargas decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporation. Carlos Rojo, an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz, TV network star reporter, are responsible for making a dirty campaign to change the image the public has of the corrupt Governor and make him, at any cost, a political star and a great presidential candidate. Mexican Television believes that democracy is a farce and has already placed one President - Will they do it again?
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After accepting a colossal bribe, a powerful TV conglomerate gins up fake news stories to enhance the image of a notoriously corrupt politician.After accepting a colossal bribe, a powerful TV conglomerate gins up fake news stories to enhance the image of a notoriously corrupt politician.After accepting a colossal bribe, a powerful TV conglomerate gins up fake news stories to enhance the image of a notoriously corrupt politician.

  • Director
    • Luis Estrada
  • Writers
    • Luis Estrada
    • Jaime Sampietro
  • Stars
    • Damián Alcázar
    • Alfonso Herrera
    • Joaquín Cosio
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    7.2/10
    6.5K
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    • Director
      • Luis Estrada
    • Writers
      • Luis Estrada
      • Jaime Sampietro
    • Stars
      • Damián Alcázar
      • Alfonso Herrera
      • Joaquín Cosio
    • 12User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Damián Alcázar
    Damián Alcázar
    • Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
    Alfonso Herrera
    Alfonso Herrera
    • Productor
    Joaquín Cosio
    Joaquín Cosio
    • Líder de la oposición
    Osvaldo Benavides
    Osvaldo Benavides
    • Reportero
    Silvia Navarro
    Silvia Navarro
    • Mamá
    Flavio Medina
    Flavio Medina
    • Papá
    Saúl Lisazo
    Saúl Lisazo
    • Conductor
    Tony Dalton
    Tony Dalton
    • Director TV. MX.
    Salvador Sánchez
    Salvador Sánchez
    • Hombre X
    Enrique Arreola
    Enrique Arreola
    • Secretario de Gobierno
    Arath de la Torre
    Arath de la Torre
    • Vocero
    Dagoberto Gama
    Dagoberto Gama
    • Procurador
    Noé Hernández
    Noé Hernández
    • Jefe de seguridad
    Sonia Couoh
    Sonia Couoh
    • Nana
    María Rojo
    María Rojo
    • Doña Chole
    Luis Fernando Peña
    Luis Fernando Peña
    • El Chamoy
    Gustavo Sánchez Parra
    Gustavo Sánchez Parra
    • El Charro
    Sergio Mayer
    Sergio Mayer
    • Presidente
    • Director
      • Luis Estrada
    • Writers
      • Luis Estrada
      • Jaime Sampietro
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    User reviews12

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    5Sir Gerry

    Made for TV movie

    Maybe because the main actor and director from La Ley de Herodes are attached,one would think this is a sequel to the 1999 movie that made history. Nothing of the sort, this watches more like a made for tv (and for profit) movie. Cinematography is as bad as any mexican soap opera, and it figures, most of the actors in this are Mexican tv stars, yep, the same mexican Televison industry that the movie tries to criticize.

    While Herodes had some beautiful framed and shot scenes, and acting was very good, (maybe because most of the cast were cinema and theater actors) this one has the feel of a Televisa production, it seems clearly shot on video and the acting is really subpar.

    The message is still the same we all know: Mexico's system is corrupt. If you want to learn why, then go watch La Ley de Herodes.
    7sanateam

    Hilarious

    Hilarious - No yo solo viajo donde te piden passport, papa 😂 No he tenido tiempo de ir de compras o al mercado....
    6kosmasp

    Shenanigans go wild

    Fake News - more than just literally and also more than that. Now let's make sure President Trump doesn't see this - his position on Mexicans is bad enough as it is. Although when the movie begins there is a dialog that he may enjoy - for many wrong reasons. Especially because it includes Obama (by name). Current politics aside, if that is possible at a crazy time like that. The movie has been outdone by reality.

    And while some things may have seemed outrageous back then, many have been said by "world leaders" (especially one) or seem to have been done. There is no proof there is an agreement between Fox News and the POTUS and they do have actual reporters, even if you can count them on one hand. The way they report may remind you on something you see in this movie. But even without that happening right now, the movie does wear thin and annoying at points where you just know where this is going.

    Predictability isn't always something bad and the movie is more than decent, but the running time seems far too stretched. While I didn't have an issue with the depicted violence, I'm pretty sure the tone will feel mixed and convoluted for others. Funny but would have worked better if it was shorter
    4DhariaLezin

    Seemed as a remake of Wag The Dog

    Although the movie parodies many Mexican characters very well known by the society, same as actual facts that happened on live TV and that became trending topics in the social media, the movie per se is not about how dirty the politicians can be, but about how the government and the TV completely manipulate the information that we get on the TV, and the levels they can achieve in order to hide something that they don't want the audience to know, such as creating fake news or ruining lives. I saw this topic (manipulation of information) perfectly pictured in the 1997 movie Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson). One of the other huge disappointments of the movie is that they keep on using the music pieces The Thieving Magpie and the Ode to Joy that although classical, are iconic in movies because of their appearance in A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick). And since there was lack of creativity in the music department, you keep on hearing The Thieving Magpie all along the film. Intended to be comedy, there is no dramatic tension at all (that can be achieved in comedy as well), and it becomes really long and repetitive, and also, since of course it doesn't have Hollywood budget, the camera stands still almost all the movie, and this makes it even more tedious. Another huge problem that is present on the contemporary Mexican cinema is that the director is almost always the writer and this movie is no exception which I don't totally agree with. However, I am gonna try to make few good notes in here: The actors, that mimic Mexican politicians and TV Stars or news presenters, really easy to identify, are excellent. Have a comic note without over acting. The actual news notes that inspired the movie are quite accurate, and the reflection of the Mexican Political Society (as far as we can assume) is excellent, same as the situation of the country. And that's why I don't give it a zero.
    9angel_ica_cardenas

    The mirror of latinamerican governments!

    I can't explain how I felt while watching the movie. Every single detail is so real that hurts. I could simply replace the names of the characters by the names or real politicians. Our countries in South America are experiencing everything that is portraited in the movie. This satire is amazing and at the same time painful to watch. Worth watching!

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      Televisa, Mexico's prime television network, supported the film early in production, but when they realized the criticism it made of it, withdrew its support. It was rumored that the actors were warned that if they appeared in the movie, they would be banned from the network. Televisa later denied these allegations.
    • Connections
      Follows La ley de Herodes (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Guillaume Tell: Overture
      Written by Gioachino Rossini

      Performed by Zagreb Festival Orchestra

      Courtesy of Naxos of America

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 2014 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
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    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La dictature parfaite
    • Filming locations
      • Durango, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Bandidos Films
      • Eficine 226
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,809,592
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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