Cenote
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52% Critic Match

Cenote

5.2 / 10 2020 1h 15mNR Japanese
Documentary

Storyline

Cenotes—sources of water that in ancient Mayan civilization were said to connect the real world and the afterlife. The past and present of the people living in and around them intersect, and distant memories echo throughout immersive scenes of light and darkness.

Cast & Crew

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Araceli del Rosario Chulim Tun

(narrator)

Lead
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Juan de la Rosa Mibmay

(voice)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kaori Oda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cenote is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker