After the triumph of Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein heads to Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1931 to shoot a new film. Eisenstein, who had recently been rejected by Hollywood, quickly falls under Mexico's allure. With the help of his guide Palomino Caedo, the director embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
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After the triumph of Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein heads to Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1931 to shoot a new film. Eisenstein, who had recently been rejected by Hollywood, quickly falls under Mexico's allure. With the help of his guide Palomino Caedo, the director embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
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