The Bricklayers
DramaMysteryThriller
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
VIBE
A raw, unflinching look at the underbelly of society. The handheld camera and dense, slang-filled dialogue create an immersive, almost suffocating experience. It feels urgent and angry, exposing systemic rot with brutal honesty.
grittytensebleakclaustrophobicsteadyhand-held cameraneo-realismgritty realismdialogue-heavycorruptionclass strugglesocial injusticeconspiracy
police brutalitycorruptionbased on novel or bookinvestigationmurderjanitorpovertydeathbricklayer
