Real Life

Cassandro the Exotico

1 hr. 12 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, Cassandro, the star of the gender-bending cross-dressing Mexican wrestlers known as the Exoticos, is far from retiring. But with dozens of broken bones and metal pins in his body, he must now reinvent himself.

Marie Losier

Marie Losier

Marie Losier directed several avant-garde portraits of such artists as Alan Vega, Jonas Mekas and Genesis P-Orridge during her spare time, in the weekends, and with no funding. Her first feature film, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye" (2011), screened in more than 200 festivals around the world and won several awards. The first complete retrospective of her films is scheduled to take place at the MoMA (NYC), in November 2018.
Languages
English
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Cassandro the Exotico
Produced
2018: France

Film information

Director
Marie Losier
Producers
Carole Chassaing, Antoine Barraud
Screenplay
Marie Losier, Antoine Barraud
Cinematography
Marie Losier