Gimme the Power (2012 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Gimme the Power
| image = Gimme the Power poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Olallo Rubio
| producer = Olallo Rubio
Jose Nacif
| writer = Olallo Rubio
| narrator = Olallo Rubio
| starring = Molotov
| music = Javier Umpierrez
| cinematography = Jose Casillas
| editing = Abraham Neme
Juan Fontana Rosas
| studio = Amateur Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2012|06|01|ref1={{cite web|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/05/10/mexican-rock-band-molotov-looks-to-sharpen-its-social-criticism/|title=Mexican rock band Molotov looks to sharpen its social criticism|author=|work=Fox News Latino|date=2012-05-10|access-date=2014-07-23}}}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = Mexico
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Gimme the Power is a 2012 Mexican documentary film by Olallo Rubio about the band Molotov.
Synopsis
Olallo Rubio traces the history of the Mexican rock band Molotov and their wider significance to Mexican politics. Further, the film explains how Mexican rock music has always had a rather ambiguous relationship with the Mexican government and society in general since the late 1950s, and it reviews the Avandaro Festival's 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/05/31/espectaculos/a08n1esp|title=Gimme The Power, recuento de la historia de las resistencias en México|last=Caballero|first=Jorge|work=La Jornada|date=2012-05-31|access-date=2014-07-23|language=Spanish}}
Release
Gimme the Power was released in Mexico on June 1, 2012, timed to appear just before the general election.{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2014/02/la-ilusion-nacional-trailer-olallo-rubio-brings-a-soccer-doc-prior-the-fifa-world-cup.html|title=LA ILUSIÓN NACIONAL Trailer: Olallo Rubio Brings A Soccer Doc Prior The FIFA World Cup|last=Garcia|first=Eric Ortiz|work=Twitch Film|date=2014-02-05|access-date=2014-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724131703/http://twitchfilm.com/2014/02/la-ilusion-nacional-trailer-olallo-rubio-brings-a-soccer-doc-prior-the-fifa-world-cup.html|archive-date=2014-07-24|url-status=dead}}
Reception
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2169326}}
Category:2012 documentary films
Category:Mexican documentary films
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