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Director
  
Olallo Rubio

Music director
  
Javier Umpierrez

Duration
  

Country
  
Mexico

8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary

Screenplay
  
Olallo Rubio

Writer
  
Olallo Rubio

Language
  
Spanish

Gimme the Power movie poster
Release date
  
June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)

Cast
  
Sergio Arau
(Himself),
Olallo Rubio
(Himself),
Juan Villoro
(Himself),
Fernanda Tapia

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Gimme the Power is a 2012 Mexican documentary film by Olallo Rubio about the band Molotov.

Contents

Gimme the Power movie scenes

A rock documentary, about the Mexican band Molotov, that focuses more in the political and musical context of Mexico rather than in the actual story of the band.

Synopsis

Olallo Rubio traces the history of the Mexican rock band Molotov and their wider significance to Mexican politics explaining how Mexican rock music has always had a rather ambiguous relationship with the Mexican government and society in general since the late 1950s, passing through the Avandaro Festivals La Onda hippie generation until modern times.

Cast

  • Sergio Arau
  • Olallo Rubio
  • Juan Villoro
  • Fernanda Tapia
  • Molotov: Tito Fuentes, Miky Huidobro, Paco Ayala, and Randy Ebright
  • Luis de Llano Macedo
  • Alex Lora
  • Armando Molina S.
  • Production

    Rubio had wanted to do a rockumentary for a long time and was inspired to direct one after he saw the band perform in Spain in 2003. He said that he hoped the film would inspire young people to be more critical of the government.

    Release

    Gimme the Power was released in Mexico on June 1, 2012, timed to appear just before the general election.

    Similar Movies

    Olallo Rubio directed Gimme The Power and So - Whats Your Price?. Olallo Rubio directed Gimme The Power and This Is Not a Movie. Olallo Rubio directed Gimme The Power and Ilusion Nacional. Colosio: El Asesinato (2012). El lenguaje de los machetes (2011).

    Reception

    According to El Universal, the film was received well in Mexico.

    References

    Gimme the Power Wikipedia
    Gimme the Power IMDb Gimme the Power themoviedb.org