Morelia Film Festival, the most important in Mexico, began on Friday with the screening of the new movie from Mexican Alejandro González Iñarritu: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
Birdman has been highly acclaimed by critics from the various festivals in which it has already been screened, and is a strong favorite for winning the 2014 Oscar. Iñarritus' film premiered during Venice Film Festival, in September.
The movie tells the story of Riggan Thomson, a once successful actor who is struggling to overcome the fame of his most well-known character: the superhero Birdman . . .
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