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Directed by | Hari Sama |
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Cinematography | Alfredo Altamirano |
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Music by | Dalí Lantzeta |
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Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
This Is Not Berlin (Spanish: Esto no es Berlín),[2] is a 2019 Mexican drama film directed by Hari Sama.[3][1] The film was presented on 25 January 2019 at the Sundance Festival,[4] and it premiered on 21 June 2019 in Spain.[1] Sama portrays the film as autobiographical,[5] as it is inspired by his life in the 80s in Mexico.[1][5]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "This Is Not Berlin uses one young man's sexual and cultural awakening as the fuel for a personal story with widely resonant themes."[6]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2019 | Tribeca Film Festival[7] | Best International Narrative Feature | Tribeca Critics' Week[a] | Nominated |
Sundance Film Festival | World Cinema – Dramatic | Hari Sama | Nominated[9] | |
Seattle International Film Festival | Ibero American Competition | Hari Sama | Nominated[10] | |
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Latin American Film | Hari Sama | Nominated[11] | |
Málaga Spanish Film Festival[11] | Special Jury Award | Hari Sama | Special[11] | |
Best Supporting Actor | Mauro Sánchez Navarro | Won[11] | ||
Best Cinematography | Alfredo Altamirano | Won[11] | ||
Special Critics Award | Hari Sama | Special[11] | ||
Miami Film Festival | Best Film | This Is Not Berlin | Nominated[11] | |
Lima Latin American Film Festival | Best Film | Hari Sama | Nominated[11] | |
GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Film – Limited Release | This Is Not Berlin | Nominated[12] |