3 Mexican films with a feminist perspective inspired by true events

Every March 8, the world commemorates the international women’s day, through various activities and projects that involve them, and in the cinema and entertainment sector, it is no exception. Today we talk about three Mexican films, made by Mexican filmmakers, with a feminist perspective in current times.

I am three films are made by Mexican women and reflect situations based on real events. A journey through Mexican cinema and the work of women in this sector where the struggle continues and remains, with pride and raised fists. Some are available for streaming and we want to tell you a little about them.

If what you are looking for is from your site to commemorate 8M and join the purple tide, these three Mexican films They will do their best to show you a little bit of the reality and the revolution women are waging in various sectors and for different social causes, mostly related to violence.

• You may be interested in reading: ‘They Talk’, an Oscar-nominated feminist film
• ‘Writing with fire’, the UNAM TV documentary for 8M
• The Cineteca mexiquense will screen the cycle of films within the framework of 8M

Fire night

‘Night of Fire’ is a Mexican film made by director Tatiana Huezo which has been recognized and applauded overseas, after passing through various film festivals, has found a home on Netflix streaming service. This film develops the story of a rural community in Guerrero where from time to time drug traffickers come to make people work by planting marijuana and poppies.

It reflects the true story lived by the girls of Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico, where the same members of the criminal cartels arrive in the cities to steal girls and teenagers to take possession of them. In protection, women and mothers always decide that their girls have a male appearance to avoid being stolen, and nothing attractive in the eyes of criminals, also the need for salvation has led them to create hiding places, where women must stay hide the time men spend choosing their victims.

the civilian

With the Directed by Teodora Mihai, ‘La Civil’ premiered in 2021being one of the most acclaimed films, applauded by audiences and critics with a true story of Miriam Rodríguez, a Mexican mother who, without the support of the country’s authorities, risks her life to find her missing daughter.

Noise

This film, screened at the Cineteca Mexiquense, is also available on the Netflix streaming service, and is from directed by Natalia Beristain. Julieta Egurrola, Teresa Ruíz and Kenya Cuevas participate in ‘Ruido’, a Mexican film lasting only 45 minutes, with the story of a mother looking for her missing daughter.

On her way, she finds a group of women and people who are in the same struggle and weave a support network where they establish bonds to continue with their lives which, at one point, have been affected by violence. ‘Ruido’ is not inspired by a single true story, but finds the center of its story in the thousands of cases of missing Mexican women in the country.