I Promise You Anarchy

I Promise You Anarchy (Te Prometo Anarquía) is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Julio Hernández Cordón. The film stars Diego Calva Hernández and Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as two long-time friends and lovers, who after a failed business are separated by the mother of one of them.

The film premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival, being the only Latin film competing for the Golden Leopard Award, and was screened at the Contemporary World Cinema Section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. After its exhibition at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival, the film earned the Guerrero Award for Best Mexican Feature and a Special Mention by the Jury. The film also received two nominations at the 2016 Ariel Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.

Plot
The film begins with a love story between two people and ends by addressing the issue of illegal blood trafficking in Mexico, it is a story of crime and strong social criticism.

Cast

 * Diego Calva Hernández as Miguel
 * Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as Johnny
 * Shvasti Calderón as Adri
 * Oscar Mario Botello as David
 * Gabriel Casanova as Gabriel
 * Sarah Minter as Miguel's Mother
 * Martha Claudia Moreno as Johnny's Mother
 * Diego Escamilla Corona as Techno
 * Milkman as David
 * Erwin Jonathan Mora Alvarado as Príncipe Azteca
 * Juan Pablo Escalante as Nito
 * Daniel Adrián Mejía Aguirre as Hamster
 * Mario Alberto Sánchez as Major Tom
 * Yair Domínguez Monroy as Pedo Bomba
 * Francisco Kjeldson as Safari

Production
Diana Sánchez, artistic director of the Panama International Film Festival, stated that the film is "a lovely and heartfelt exploration of love and friendship. Beautifully shot, the film demonstrates Hernández’s versatility and progression as a filmmaker. The scenes of the skateboarders in Mexico City, for instance, are kinetic and feel very realistic”. According to the director, he tried to mix documentary, fiction and film noir, with the film showing "the innocence of youth and the moments you try to play the bad guy, the criminal, but you are not really that kind of character". Te Prometo Anarquía won one part of a split prize at the 2015 Panamá International Film Festival, where it received US$20,000 to pay post production fees; the rest of the prize (US$5,000) was awarded to Costa Rica's El Sonido de las Cosas ("The Sound of Things"), directed by Ariel Escalante.

Reception
The film was named "The Best Mexican Film of 2015" by Fernanda Solórzano of Letras Libres.