: The film's 1968 premiere at the Acapulco Film Festival famously sparked a riot, leading to it being banned in Mexico for years due to its "taboo" imagery and perceived assault on traditional morality. IV. Conclusion: Memory and Resurrection
Also, let’s be blunt: This is a film made by a young man who was still learning to channel his rage into poetry. There are moments of genuine transcendence (Lis floating in a boat, Fando’s final breakdown), but they are buried under heaps of provocateur shock tactics.