Moving between classrooms – static interiors and roaring, raucous exteriors – Leagues explores the subject of academic exclusion in native communities. Named after an archaic unit of measurement, Martel's postcolonial film depicts how education, though a social tool, can also create division and discrimination.
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Inspired by Otello, the classic from William Shakespeare, Ivan Lipkies takes the characters to place them in the Huasteca of Tamaulipas during the most important festival of the region. The story begins when young Julia, huapango national champion, announces her marriage to the distinguished and wealthy rancher Otilio, while James, his dance partner, driven by jealousy and spite, decides to take revenge on the newlyweds.
