Synopsis
A portrait of Frida Kahlo, the painter, against the backdrop of simmering Mexico of her time. A portrait of Frida, the woman in the company of outstanding personalities - Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky, Tina Modotti, Andre Breton. The inner dispute of the creative artist, and the direct speech from her contemporaries - art critic Rachel Tibol and Diego Rivera`s daughter Guadalupe Rivera-Marin. Frida Kahlo is shown against the backdrop of Mexico`s life and social disruptions of the 20th century. Mexico is compared to a fragile person, injured in a bus accident and tortured by countless operations. This film is a portrait of Frida in the halo of personalities surrounding her. It features the celebrated Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, the ideologist of permanent revolution Leon Trotsky, the great photographer Tina Modotti, the father of surrealism Andre Breton, a furious dialog of the two Fridas, two poles of the painter`s self, clenching hands on herself Portrait, as well as experience from the witness: profesor of law Guadalupe Rivera-Martin, Diego Rivera`s daughter, and professor of art history and researcher Rachel Tibol.