Eisenstein in Guanajuato

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.

Cast

Elmer Bäck

Sergei Eisenstein

Luis Alberti

Palomino Cañedo

José Montini

Diego Rivera

Cristina Velasco Lozano

Frida Kahlo

Rasmus Slätis

Grisha Alexandrov