Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Mexican release poster
SpanishBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades
Directed byAlejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by
Produced by
  • Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  • Stacy Perskie Kaniss
Starring
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Edited by
  • Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  • Mónica Salazar
Music by
Production
companies
  • M Producciones
  • Redrum
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) (Venice)
  • October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) (Mexico)
Running time
  • 174 minutes (Venice cut)
  • 159 minutes (Final cut)
CountryMexico
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Box office$43,116[1]

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Spanish: Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades), or simply Bardo, is a 2022 Mexican epic psychological black comedy-drama film co-written, co-scored, edited, produced, and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.[2] The film stars Daniel Giménez Cacho alongside Griselda Siciliani, and follows a journalist/documentarian who returns to his native country of Mexico and begins having an existential crisis in the form of dreamlike visions. The title refers to the Buddhist concept of the bardo, a liminal state between death and rebirth.[3] It is Iñárritu's first film to be fully filmed in Mexico since Amores perros in 2000.

Bardo premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion on September 1, 2022, and was released in theaters on November 18, 2022, then streamed on Netflix on December 16, 2022. The film received polarized reviews from critics, who praised the performances, cinematography, and direction, but were divided on its writing and runtime. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films, but was not nominated. It received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 95th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Grobar, Matt (September 23, 2021). "Alejandro G. Iñárritu's New Comedy Gets Title; Oscar Winner's First Project In His Native Mexico Since 'Amores Perros'". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Scott, A. O. (November 3, 2022). "'Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths' Review: It's a Stressful Afterlife". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.