But the film arrives in Mexico at a time when the country is undergoing an unprecedented reckoning on issues of class and race.
“It’s impossible to talk of class and poverty without touching the topic of race,” said José Ignacio Lanzagorta, an anthropologist in Mexico City.
The scene is a society wedding in Mexico, where smartly dressed guests are toasting the newlyweds in the grounds of a luxury home.
Franco suggested viewers should withhold judgment until they see the film, arguing that “passing judgment based on a trailer is the height of absurdity”.