Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

film by González Iñárritu [2022]

Also known as: “Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades”(Show More)

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Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is a 2022 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The film is an ambitious, existential comedy that centers on a renowned Mexican journalist who is experiencing a crisis of identity. The title "Bardo" refers to the Tibetan Buddhist concept of intermediate states between death and rebirth, as described in the Bardo Thödol, or "Tibetan Book of the Dead". The film stars Gael García Bernal in the lead role.123

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Alejandro González Iñárritu
…de unas cuantas verdades (2022; Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths). The ambitious, existential comedy centres on an acclaimed Mexican journalist who is experiencing a crisis of identity.
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…de unas cuantas verdades (2022; Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths). The ambitious, existential comedy centres on an acclaimed Mexican journalist who is experiencing a crisis of identity.
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