In the nineteenth century, a French adventurer sets off to establish a kingdom in the inhospitable South of Chile, uniting the feared Mapuche under him. The response of the Chilean army is devastating. At least, that’s one version of this true story.

An unconventional and kaleidoscopic biopic that plays with history, myth, and memory, Niles Atallah’s Rey attests to the endless possibilities of cinema. Strikingly beautiful, gloriously decadent, and delectably avant-garde, this is a phantasmagorical gem of a film.