New Order movie review & film summary (2021)
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Review: The political chiller New Order is an expression of contempt — and deserves the same | Arts & Entertainment
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Like more than a few movies focused on the corruptions and comeuppances of the ultra-rich, Michel Franco’s “New Order” kicks off with a wedding. The bride is Marianne Novelo (Naian González Norvind), and her big day is unfolding in leisurely splendor at her family’s home in one of Mexico City’s wealthiest suburbs. It’s the event of the season, unless you count the violent uprising that has convulsed the city just beyond the house’s high walls, filling the streets with smoke, blood and bold, accusatory splashes of green paint. The horror at first plays out largely offscreen; a few guests are delayed, including the wedding officiant. But by the time someone turns on a