Michel Franco
Michel Franco
01.01.1979 (45 gadi) (Mexico City, Mexico)
Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film After Lucia that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.His films typically deal with themes of dysfunctional families, in particular Mexican upper classes. His 2020 film New Order was received with an overwhelming backlash due to accusations of racism towards lower classes in Mexico to the point that Franco had to make a public apology in social media as he claimed the film was the subject of "reverse racism".Although many of his films have been poorly received by Mexican critics and audiences, Franco has received numerous awards in film festivals like Cannes, Venice and Chicago.