Mexico 86
A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
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Cast
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Bérénice Bejo
Maria
Known for
The Artist
Under Paris
Matheo Labbe
Marco
No other roles listed
Leonardo Ortizgris
Miguel
Known for
Museo
Desire
Julieta Egurrola
Eugenia
Known for
Fall Into Temptation
Quinceañera
Guie Cuyun
Luis
No other roles listed
Fermín Martínez
Armando
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
Bandidos
Rodolfo de León
Jesus
Arturo Ríos
Pablo
Known for
The House of Flowers
The Dead Girls
Cecilia Porras
Katia
Also in
The Eye and the Wall
Mauricio Armas Zebadúa
Père Fabricio
No other roles listed
Israel Almanza
Pedro Garcia
Also in
C.I.A.
The Day of the Dead Is Cancelled
Erick Delgadillo
Assassin #1
Known for
Who Killed Him?
Miss Bala
César Díaz Director · Jacques Akchoti Screenplay Valentina Viso Screenplay
United States release September 28, 2024 · Produced in Belgium, France, Mexico · Languages French, Spanish
Production
Need Productions
Production
Tripode Productions
Production
Menuetto
Production
RTBF
Production
Proximus
Production
Shelter Prod
Production
Pimienta Films
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Belgium · France · Mexico
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Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
French · Spanish
Release dates
Switzerland · August 10, 2024
Premiere · 77. Locarno Film Festival
United States · September 28, 2024
Premiere · AFI Latin American Film Festival
Belgium · April 16, 2025
Theatrical
Croatia
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Festival of Tolerance
July 18, 2025 · Limited theatrical
France
April 23, 2025 · Theatrical
March 19, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
March 19, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Greece
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical
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