Bardo (upcoming film)
Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths) is an upcoming Mexican comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The film stars Daniel Giménez Cacho as a Mexican journalist. Production. On March 22, 2020, it was reported that Alejandro González Iñárritu would write, direct, and produce a new film, with filming to be in Mexico and Bradford Young serving as cinematographer. On March 9, 2021, Griselda Siciliani joined the cast. In July 2021, Grantham Coleman joined the cast of the film. On September 24, 2021, rumours were reported "indicating that Iñárritu completely  ignored COVID protocols during the production of ‘Bardo’ [...] which resulted in terrible working conditions and even COVID-related deaths of some crew members." Principal photography began on March 3, 2021, in Mexico City, Mexico, with Darius Khondji instead serving as cinematographer, alongside Eugenio Caballero working as production designer. Five months of filming were planned in other locations in the Capital and the Estudios Churubusco. On March 4, 2021, during the filming of one of the scenes in the Historic center of Mexico City, a passerby was arrested for hitting a security member of the production team. In September 2021, it  was reported that the film, which would be titled "Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)", had completed production. Release. On April 27, 2022, it was announced that the film had been acquired by Netflix, and would be released globally in theatres and on the streaming service by the end of the year.