Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was awarded a BFI Fellowship last night during a ceremony in London.
The filmmaker was handed the award, the British Film Institute’s highest honor, by his frequent collaborator Cate Blanchett.
“For a man that has tried for 30 years to make the brutal and the beautiful sit together, I have never made a movie I would not die for,” del Toro began his acceptance speech.
“I was born in Mexico, geographically, spiritually, and physically, but my soul has belonged to many parts of the world over the years, including England, and the UK
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