Cinema Tropical is proud to announce the U.S. theatrical release of We Shall Not Be Moved (No nos moverán), the acclaimed debut feature by Mexican filmmaker Pierre Saint-Martin Castellanos. Selected as Mexico’s official entry for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards®, the film opensFriday, November 28, at Cinema Village in New York City for a one-week theatrical run, followed by additional screenings in Los Angeles, Chicago, Tucson, Houston, and other cities across the U.S.
A powerful and intimate reflection on the lasting wounds of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre—one of the most significant and tragic events in the country's modern history—this low-budget independent production has become one of Mexico's most celebrated films of the year. Achieving a remarkable 14-week theatrical run, the longest for any Mexican film this year, it has also been showcased at more than 40 international film festivals worldwide.
We Shall Not Be Moved had its world premiere at Toulouse Latin America Film Festival followed by its Mexican premiere at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Mexican Film and Audience Award. It went on to receive four Ariel Awards—Best First Feature, Screenplay, Actress, and Breakthrough Actor—and will also represent Mexico at Spain's Goya Awards.
Shot in striking black and white, the dark dramedy follows 67-year-old Socorro—portrayed by Luisa Huertas in a tour-de-force performance—a retired lawyer obsessed with finding the soldier who killed her brother during the student protests of October 2, 1968, when university students demanding democracy and justice were brutally repressed by government forces in Mexico City's Plaza de las Tres Culturas.
Nearly six decades later, her lifelong fixation has strained her relationships with her sister, Esperanza, and her son, Jorge. When a new clue emerges, Socorro embarks on a risky plan to avenge her brother's death—putting her family, her legacy, and her own life in jeopardy.
Inspired by the director’s own mother, We Shall Not Be Moved navigates nostalgia and grief with humor and emotional depth to confront the lingering injustices of the past. Blending personal and political memory, the film offers a moving meditation on how the wounds of political violence reverberate across generations, mirroring the collective trauma and resilience of a nation still reckoning with its history.
Screening Schedule (More Cities TBA):
St Louis, MO: St. Louis International Film Festival at MX Movies and Bar. Saturday, November 8.
Los Angeles, CA: Instituto Cervantes. Wednesday, November 12. Q&A with the director.
Portland, OR: The Portland Latin American Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre. Wednesday, November 12. Q&A with protagonist Luisa Huertas.
Chicago, IL: National Museum of Mexican Art. Sunday, November 16.
Tucson, AZ: Cinema Tucsón at Fox Tucson Theatre. Wednesday, November 19. Q&A with the director.
New York, NY: Cinema Village, New York City. Opens Friday, November 28. Q&A with the director on opening weekend.
Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Friday, January 16 and Sunday, January 18.
