Son of Monarchs

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Son of Monarchs

R

2021

1h 37m

Drama

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92%

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38 Reviews

93%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

After his grandmother's death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.

Critics Consensus

Son of Monarchs requires patience, but viewers attuned to its ambitious wavelength will be rewarded with a film that gracefully combines science with social identity.

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Manuel Betancourt

Variety

10/20/2021

If the end result is at once too obtuse and too didactic, it nevertheless remains a powerful, necessary intervention whose intellectual rigor and emotional heft cannot be denied.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/19/2021

It's really quite a beautiful and thought-provoking film.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

10/15/2021

2.5/4

The ideas can be powerful, but at some point it's almost like the film is trying to prove how much mileage it can get out of a concept that other movies would only use as a meaningful character trait.

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En Filme Staff

En Filme

05/26/2023

3.5/5

Despite some narrative lines that go nowhere and subplots that float without ever settling, the fabulous acting ensemble breathes life to the plot and gives dimension to the film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

06/27/2022

5/10

The downfall of "Son of Monarchs" is that it tries to pack in too many subplots that aren't given time to be developed.

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Carson Timar

Clapper

02/22/2022

It is a film that asks the audience to work for the deeper emotional breakthroughs, but once there the feature feels worth the work.

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Nancy

10/17/2021

I love this movie very much. It is very creative, powerful, moving, authentic and poetic!! I recommended to all my friends.

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After his grandmother's death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.

Director: Alexis Gambis
Producer: Maria Altamirano, Abraham Dayan
Screenwriter: Alexis Gambis
Distributor: HBO Max
Production Co: Imaginal Disc, Labocine
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 37m