Macario

Macabre, haunting and wonderful

A haunting religious allegory set in colonial Mexico that uses magical realism and encounters with Death itself to explore hunger, mortality, and the moral cost of earthly power.

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.