Martín Zapata

A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.

To redeem himself from a great sin, a man dedicates himself to building a church.

In a town in Veracruz being buffeted by cold northerly winds, seven men and woman start out on paths that will change their lives. A well-intentioned Christian gives in to the temptation of a young widow: a mayor succumbs to his greed: an elderly lady adopts a young burn victim: a doctor breaks away from a past that had hardened her heart: an old priest comes and goes trying to understand and a lost poet rediscovers his capacity to love and write. All these passions come together in a yearning to give meaning to their lives.

Once upon a time there was a couple who hid their emotions, until one day chance knocked on their door.

"Un banquete en Tetlapayac is a contemporary reconstruction of events surrounding Que viva México! by Sergei Eisenstein, the legendary episode film, shooting of which came to a halt when Eisenstein in 1932 was forced to leave Mexico by lack of money and other problems." - IFFR