The film tells the story of José Sánchez, who sports a memorable mustache, silver tongue, and boundless ambition. After a rough business streak, Sánchez is transformed into feared political operative “El Serpiente”. However in order to stay on top he will need to pull off one last deal, the most dangerous of all — and this time, his gift of the gab might not be enough.
Taratoa Stappard’s brooding debut feature plunges us into the dour moors of 1859 North Yorkshire, where the British Empire’s reach casts long and twisted shadows. Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives in
