I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me

Q&A with director Fernando Frías 

Dir. Fernando Frías. 2023, 117 mins. Mexico/Spain. DCP. In Spanish with English subtitles. This engrossing dark comedy from Mexican director Frías (I’m No Longer Here), based on the novel by acclaimed writer Juan Pablo Villalobos, follows Juan Pablo and his girlfriend, Valentina, as they embark on a journey to Barcelona, where he plans on getting his PhD. Things take increasingly absurd and sinister turns when Juan Pablo becomes entangled in a criminal network, which ultimately inspires him to write the novel he always dreamed of. Starring Darío Yazbek (Pet Shop Days) and Natalia Solián (Huesera: The Bone Woman). The New York Times praised this “wonderfully entertaining . . . modern, noir-infused twist on Surrealist literature and cinema.” New York premiere  

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