Locarno Film Festival 2023

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Night Falls (La Noche Avanza) (Country: Mexico; Year: 1952; Director: Roberto Gavaldón; Writer: Jesús Cárdenas, Roberto Gavaldón, José Revueltas, Luis Spota; Stars: Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch, Rebeca Iturbide, Eva Martino, José María Linares-Rivas, Julio Villarreal, Armando Soto La Marina, Juan García, Carlos Múzquiz, Wolf Ruvinskis, Francisco Jambrina, Roberto Y. Palacios, Margarito Luna, Carlos Riquelme, Luis Mussot)
Marcos Arizmendi is an arrogant Basque pelota player accustomed to spreading his charm liberally among women. But a run-in with a bookie puts his life in danger.
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