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Michel Franco
Born (1979-08-28) 28 August 1979 (age 45)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active2003-present

Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer[1] His best known for his film After Lucia that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

His films typically deal with themes of dysfunctional families, in particular Mexican upper classes; His 2020 film New Order was received with an overwhelming backlash due accusations of racism towards lower classes in Mexico to the point Franco had to made a public apology in social media as he claimed the film was subject of "reverse racism.[3][4]"

Although many of his films have been poorly received by Mexican critics and audiences, Franco has received numerous awards in film festivals like Cannes, Venice and Chicago.[5][6][7]

Selected filmography

As director

As producer

References

  1. ^ "Michel Franco". Festival Scope. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ Cannes (27 May 2012). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Película mexicana 'Nuevo orden' recibe críticas de clasista y racista en redes sociales". Dallas News (in Spanish). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Michel Franco se disculpa por decir "whitexican" a días de estrenarse "Nuevo Orden" que triunfó en Venecia | Video". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ Henry Barnes (24 May 2015). "Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ Rebecca Ford (24 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Dheepan' Wins the Palme d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  7. ^ Lodge, Guy (27 May 2017). "'A Man of Integrity', 'Wind River', 'Barbara' Take Un Certain Regard Awards at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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