Brimstone & Glory

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Brimstone & Glory

2017

1h 12m

Documentary

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Tultepec, a town in south-central Mexico, becomes famous for its manufacturing of fireworks - and their annual National Pyrotechnics Festival.

Critics Consensus

Drawing viewers like moths to its flame, Brimstone & Glory is a mesmerizing documentary that celebrates a Mexican tradition while considering the thrills and perils of pyrotechnics.

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Lorraine Ali

Los Angeles Times

08/24/2018

But [Brimstone & Glory] deftly captures the skill, passion and peril behind the fireworks, as well as the love of a family whose livelihood is rooted in this booming trade.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

11/22/2017

3/4

A movie that repays being seen on a big reflective screen, one on which the image is projected rather than one from which the image emanates.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

11/21/2017

The film ... has a wandering attention span and grows monotonous even at barely more than one hour.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

11/08/2022

The images of Brimstone and Glory are cosmic. [Full review in Spanish]

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Alejandro Alemán

El Universal

03/30/2021

[Director Viktor Jakovleski] manages to capture the sensory experience in order to project it on the screen and generate empathy with all the people of San Juan Tultepec along the way. [Full review in Spanish]

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Fernanda Solórzano

Letras Libres

09/07/2020

A documentary firmly dedicated to exposing the dangers and ecstasies of pyrotechnics. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Viktor Jakovleski

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Casey Coleman

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Affonso Gonçalves

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Antontio Tonitzin Gómez

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Synopsis

Tultepec, a town in south-central Mexico, becomes famous for its manufacturing of fireworks - and their annual National Pyrotechnics Festival.

Director: Viktor Jakovleski
Producer: Casey Coleman, Affonso Gonçalves, Antontio Tonitzin Gómez, Viktor Jakovleski, Dan Janvey, Erdem Karahan, Elizabeth Lodge Stepp, Kellen Quinn, Benh Zeitlin
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Court 13 Pictures, Cinereach, Department of Motion Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.8K
Runtime: 1h 12m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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