No Dress Code Required

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No Dress Code Required

2017

1h 32m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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A same-sex couple in Mexicali is followed as they fight for the right to be married and become agents of change in the process.

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Daniel M. Gold

New York Times

11/02/2017

"No Dress Code Required" chronicles the grudging advance of cultural change.

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Daphne Howland

Village Voice

11/01/2017

A masterful, layered story of commissar-crossed lovers.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

06/22/2017

Long before the movie's over you'll be as much in love with its subjects as they obviously are with each other.

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

03/06/2018

A love story at heart, "No Dress Code Required" shows the power of persistence and activism as well as having a famous friend who can appear in a video on behalf of your protest.

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Harvey S. Karten

Shockya.com

11/08/2017

A-

A pure delight follows a gay couple in Baja California who lobby for the right to marry there.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

10/27/2017

4/5

An intelligent, well constructed documentary that gets unusually close to its subjects, No Dress Code Required sets aside the usual drama and looks at all the small things that make love, community and social opportunity matter.

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Cristina Herrera Borquez

Director

Cristina Herrera Borquez

Writer

Cristina Herrera Borquez

Producer

Gustavo Pomeranec

Original Music

Cristina Herrera Borquez

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Cristina Florez Valenzuela

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A same-sex couple in Mexicali is followed as they fight for the right to be married and become agents of change in the process.

Director: Cristina Herrera Borquez
Producer: Cristina Herrera Borquez
Screenwriter: Cristina Herrera Borquez
Distributor: Outsider Pictures, Strand Releasing
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 30, 2018
Runtime: 1h 32m