# BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

> An acclaimed Mexican documentarian wanders through extravagant dreams and fractured memories while confronting family grief, migrant dislocation, and the burdens of belonging.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/484054

## Facts

- Runtime: 159 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Íker Sánchez Solano, Ximena Lamadrid, Luz Jiménez, Luis Couturier, Francisco Rubio, Andrés Almeida
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14176542/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, melancholic, intimate, reflective evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through the mind of a documentarian grappling with his identity and past.

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