Alejandro González Iñárritu’s upcoming film, Bardo, has just received a new trailer and confirmation that it is cutting 22 minutes from its running time.

Netflix shared the trailer for the Birdman director’s upcoming film, full title Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, which opens in select theaters on November 4 and joins the subscription service on December 16. As reported by IndieWire, the movie has also had a pretty big change: It’s now 22 minutes shorter, bringing it to two hours and 32 minutes long, with no credits.

According to IndieWire, Iñárritu made the decision to shorten the film following its screening at the Venice and Telluride Film Festival. “The first time I saw my film was with 2,000 people in Venice,” the director told IndieWire. “That was a good opportunity to watch it and learn about things that could benefit from being a bit tied down, adding a scene that never made it on time, and changing the order of a thing or two. Little by little, I tightened it up, and I’m really excited.” thus”.

Bardo follows a fictional Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker who returns to his home country after receiving a prestigious international award. The most recent trailer probably doesn’t tell you any of that, though he does seem to promise a movie that he has a lot to offer on the visual front.

Overall, reviews of the film have been mixed, with some criticism having to do with the length. Iñárritu also told IndieWire that he has yet to read any reviews of the film, saying, “I want to reaffirm that I haven’t read a single review for my healthy state of mind. There is no one better than me who knows all the dots that connect and how They could connect better.

Apparently, Iñarritu noted, Bardo’s first cut was over four hours long, but he also insisted that the length of the film was not his biggest concern, noting that he has seen 80-minute films that are too long, and three and three. -Half-hour movies that don’t feel too long.