New Order (2020)

New Order is a Mexican dystopia by Michel Franco that portrays a violent uprising against the upper class. The film is notable for two elements that render it unsuitable for any family audience: its unfiltered explicit violence and its absolute moral nihilism. The violence is systematic, raw, and dehumanizing: summary executions, torture, institutionalized sadism, all depicted with clinical detail. Yet the underlying problem runs deeper than mere form: the work constructs a universe devoid of hope or redemption. Revolutionaries and military personnel are equally corrupt and cruel. There are no virtuous characters, no arc of change, no way out. The implicit message is that human beings are predatory by nature and that every social structure inevitably leads to oppression. This radical moral relativism presents the world as a place where human dignity is an illusion and violence, the sole truth. While Franco frames it as social commentary, the effect is profoundly demoralizing. It is not a work that invites growth or family dialogue; it is an immersion into despair without counterweight. Not recommended under any circumstances for minors or for adults seeking edifying content.