This Is Not Berlin

2019 1h 55m ES

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 60

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Synopsis

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Seventeen-year-old Carlos doesn't fit in anywhere, not in his family nor with the friends he has chosen in school. But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground LGBTQ nightlife scene: punk, sexual liberty and drugs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marina de Tavira
Carolina
Lumi Cavazos
Susana
Ximena Romo
Rita
Xabiani Ponce de León
Carlos
David Montalvo
Ajo
José Antonio Toledano
Gera
Fernando Álvarez Rebeil
Nestor Quiñones
Dalia Xiuhcoatl
Yadira

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hari Sama
Writers: Hari Sama, Max Zunino, Rodrigo Ordoñez
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hari Sama, shot by Alfredo Altamirano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalí Lantzeta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ximena Cuevas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Marina de Tavira and Lumi Cavazos and Ximena Romo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7666724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hari Sama directs. Alfredo Altamirano behind the camera. Dalí Lantzeta scores. Ximena Cuevas cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Hari Sama, shot by Alfredo Altamirano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dalí Lantzeta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ximena Cuevas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marina de Tavira and Lumi Cavazos and Ximena Romo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7666724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alfredo Altamirano
Original score: Dalí Lantzeta
Editing: Ximena Cuevas
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: This Is Not Berlin (2019)

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kinrich302026-08-30
★ 2/10
This tells the story of Carlos and his best friend and the friend's sister who sneaks them into a club where dinking, drugs and alternative lifestyles run rampant. Carlos attracts the attention of a gay influencer there which leads to perks and more access at the club, but also causes problems with the friend. Spoiler warning: at the end of the movie it's revealed that Carlos is straight and just leading the gays on to get what he wants while his best friend comes out as gay and they patch up their friendship. The movie was all right, but there were some unrelated subplots that really slowed it down and added nothing. The best friend only had a few appearances, but I feel that if they had focused more on the friendship it would have been a much better movie.

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