I DON'T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME / NO VOY A PEDIRLE A NADIE QUE ME CREA
A film by Fernando Frías
(Mexico/Spain, 2023, 117 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Q&A with director Fernando Frías

Described as “wonderfully entertaining” and “a modern, noir-infused twist on Surrealist literature and cinema” by The New York Times, the latest film by Mexican director Fernando Frías (known for I’m No Longer Here) is an engrossing dark comedy, based on the novel by acclaimed writer Juan Pablo Villalobos. Starring Darío Yazbek (Pet Shop Days, New Order) and Natalia Solián (Huesera: The Bone Woman), the film follows Juan Pablo and his girlfriend Valentina as they embark on a journey to Barcelona for his PhD in Literature on a scholarship. in Barcelona on a scholarship. However, their plans take a drastic turn when Juan Pablo becomes entangled in a criminal network that ultimately inspires him to write the novel he always dreamed of, while his life takes increasingly absurd and sinister turns. 

Sunday, May 5, 4:30pm
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY 11106

For tickets and more information visit: https://movingimage.org/series/las-premieres/

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