Nicolás Pereda’s ninth feature, Fauna, is a sly, comedic take on how violence in Mexico has infiltrated popular imagination. When estranged siblings Luisa (Luisa Pardo) and Gabino (Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez) visit their parents in an eerily deserted mining town in northern Mexico, the presence of Luisa’s affable actor boyfriend, Paco (Francisco Barreiro), adds a whole new layer of awkwardness. Their father’s ambivalence toward his children is transformed by his fixation on Paco’s role in a famous narco-themed television series. Hilarious, bittersweet incidents are underscored by a nuanced, acerbic critique of masculinity and media glorification of violence. Breezy and pitch perfect, Fauna is a film about the power of the subconscious, told with uncanny humour and confidence.
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