Carlos Reygadas presented 'Heil Jupiter!', his new film, at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 19, 2026, at the Teatro Mariano Matamoros, marking his return to the festival eight years after 'Nuestro tiempo' (2018). The screening was one of the special presentations of the 24th edition of the Michoacán event.

The premiere took place shortly after the film, a co-production of Mexico, Norway and Poland, screened in the Currents section of the New York Film Festival. For Mexican auteur cinema, Reygadas's return is one of the cultural stories of the year: he is one of the national filmmakers with the greatest presence on international circuits since 'Japón' (2002) and 'Luz silenciosa' (2007). The festival, according to its official statement, regards the screening as a reunion of the director with the audience that saw his cinematic debut in Morelia.

Reygadas himself, however, told La Jornada on October 22 that "this film is an act of resistance," adding that "it is increasingly difficult to resist without submitting to the general system of competition." According to the film's synopsis published by FICM, the story follows two couples of young painters on a remote coast, among imposing rocks and a turbulent sea, while a dark entity watches them from above. The director linked the story to his concern about hyper-surveillance and control technologies.

The film retains the artisanal method that characterizes the auteur: shooting in various locations and seasons, with different formats and mechanical effects. The original title was 'Estela de sombra'; on the final name, Reygadas told FICM that "originally the film was called Estela de sombra, (but) we all know that over the last 20 years the world has grown a little darker."

For those who missed the Morelia screening, FICM reported that 'Heil Jupiter!' is expected to reach cinemas in 2027, a detail that will follow the national exhibition circuit.

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