Gimme the Power

2012 Mexican film

Gimme the Power

Film poster

Directed by| Olallo Rubio
Written by| Olallo Rubio
Produced by| Olallo Rubio
Jose Nacif
Starring| Molotov
Narrated by| Olallo Rubio
Cinematography| Jose Casillas
Edited by| Abraham Neme
Juan Fontana Rosas
Music by| Javier Umpierrez

Production
company

Amateur Films

Release date

* June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)[1]

Running time

| 101 minutes
Country| Mexico
Language| Spanish

Gimme the Power is a 2012 Mexican documentary film by Olallo Rubio about the band Molotov.

## Contents

* 1 Synopsis
* 2 Cast
* 3 Production
* 4 Release
* 5 Reception
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Synopsis[edit]

Olallo Rubio traces the history of the Mexican rock band Molotov and their wider significance to Mexican politics explaining how Mexican rock music has always had a rather ambiguous relationship with the Mexican government and society in general since the late 1950s, passing through the Avandaro Festival's La Onda hippie generation until modern times.

## Cast[edit]

* Sergio Arau
* Olallo Rubio
* Juan Villoro
* Fernanda Tapia
* Molotov: Tito Fuentes, Miky Huidobro, Paco Ayala, and Randy Ebright
* Luis de Llano Macedo
* Alex Lora
* Armando Molina S.

## Production[edit]

Rubio had wanted to do a rockumentary for a long time and was inspired to direct one after he saw the band perform in Spain in 2003. He said that he hoped the film would inspire young people to be more critical of the government.[2]

## Release[edit]

Gimme the Power was released in Mexico on June 1, 2012,[1] timed to appear just before the general election.[3]

## Reception[edit]

According to El Universal, the film was received well in Mexico.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Mexican rock band Molotov looks to sharpen its social criticism". Fox News Latino. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
2. ^ Caballero, Jorge (2012-05-31). "Gimme The Power, recuento de la historia de las resistencias en México". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-07-23.
3. ^ Garcia, Eric Ortiz (2014-02-05). "LA ILUSIÓN NACIONAL Trailer: Olallo Rubio Brings A Soccer Doc Prior The FIFA World Cup". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
4. ^ "Molotov llevará Gimme the power por Latinoamérica". El Universal (in Spanish). 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

## External links[edit]

* Gimme the Power at IMDb

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