The Other Conquest

The Other Conquest

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The Other Conquest

Damián Delgado, Elpidia Carrillo, Honorato Magaloni, Iñaki Aierra, José Carlos Rodríguez

On November 8, 1519 the Spanish Conqueror Hernando Cortés and his small army rode into the Aztec capital of the vast Mexican Empire, where they were welcomed by the Emperor Moctezuma. Within two years...( read more  read more... ), the Aztec civilization was in a state of orphanage, the survivors having lost their families, homes, language, temples... and Gods. A boldly imaginative and deeply affecting story of faith and courage, The Other Conquest is written and directed by Salvador Carrasco and produced by Alvaro Domingo. Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo is executive producer and is featured on the soundtrack singing an aria composed especially for the movie. Heading the picture’s international cast are Damián Delgado (Men with Guns), Elpidia Carrillo (Tortilla Heaven), José Carlos Rodríguez and Iñaki Aierra.

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  • May 1, 2007
    I can't believe this is being released in the US so many years after it was released in Mexico! (about 7 or 8) They're taking advantage of the success of "Apocalypto" and that's unfair and stupid! Anyways, it's a nice flick with great make up and art direction but people who look...( read more) for "Apocalypto 2: The Aztecs" will be disappointed... this isn't an action film!! It doesn't have millions of extras or costed millions of dollars. Nice, thou
  • August 1, 2008
    Weird but informative.
  • July 28, 2008
    Foreign, Spanish. It was a good movie, but could have been so much better. Film quality wasn't the best in spots and the storyline, went on a religious trek, instead of staying on the conquest and sacking of the temples. It's about the son of Montezuma and his religious conver...( read more)sion after the sacking of his civilization. It was good, but could have been better. I am on the fence for this recommendation; if you want to see it, see it, if you don't, don't.
  • May 16, 2008
    Film about the suppression of the indigenous people of Mexico's culture in the 16th century by over zealous catholic missionaries,after the spanish conquest.Fantastic!
  • November 30, 2007
    it's actually good to see some different perspective on how they lived and how where they treated!!! still not too much money involved as apocalypto but it's pretty good what they can do with almost nothing!!! well let's say without millions!!!
  • November 19, 2007
    Cried during the viewing and it brought memories of a similiar incident.
  • November 2, 2007
    Before Apocalypto was La Otra Conquista
  • September 19, 2007
    Lo mejor es el soundtrack tal vez, el final no me gustó

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