The Other Conquest


1h 34m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A tapestry of fact, fiction and spirituality creates the story of the Aztec scribe Topiltzin, Emperor Moctezuma's illegitimate son, who is trying to adapt to a hostile and disheveled world after the 1521 Spanish Conquest of Mexico.

Film Details

Also Known As
La Otra Conquista, Other Conquest, Otra Conquista, La, Otro Conquesta
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Hombre de Oro; Starz / Anchor Bay

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

A tapestry of fact, fiction and spirituality creates the story of the Aztec scribe Topiltzin, Emperor Moctezuma's illegitimate son, who is trying to adapt to a hostile and disheveled world after the 1521 Spanish Conquest of Mexico.

Film Details

Also Known As
La Otra Conquista, Other Conquest, Otra Conquista, La, Otro Conquesta
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Hombre de Oro; Starz / Anchor Bay

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited re-release in United States May 4, 2007

Released in United States April 1999

Released in United States March 1999

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States October 1999

Released in United States on Video October 16, 2007

Released in United States Spring April 19, 2000

Shown at Chicago Latino Film Festival (Mexican Night) April 9-21, 1999.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.

Feature directorial debut for Salvador Carrasco.

Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.)

Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Chicago Latino Film Festival (Mexican Night) April 9-21, 1999.)

Released in United States Spring April 19, 2000

Limited re-release in United States May 4, 2007

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (New Directions) October 22-31, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)

Released in United States on Video October 16, 2007