Una Película de Amor y Guerra

This bold comedy presents an epic soap opera unraveling around a corrupt property developer on trial amidst Mexico’s turbulent past. Directed by Santiago Mohar Volkow, Una historia de amor y guerra is his fourth feature film, focusing on real estate mogul Pepe Sánchez-Campo. Pepe’s ambitious mega-mall project sparks fierce clashes with local guerrilla fighters, putting him in a perilous position. Unlike before, bribery and influential connections might not rescue Pepe—whose exaggerated persona outshines the dramatic telenovela swirling around him. As Pepe’s cousin and lover, Teo, attempts to undermine his marriage to Constanza by secretly recording his infidelity, a wild chain of events erupts. The ensuing chaos culminates in a grotesque, theatrical bloodbath filled with betrayal, talking animals, reflections on colonial history, and even bargaining in the afterlife.