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Films from the country "mexique", sorted by production date
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After Lucia (2012)
, 1h43Directed by Michel Franco
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Toma Brun, José María Torre, Nailea Norvind
Roberto (Hernán Mendoza) is depressed after his wife Lucía dies in a road accident and decides to leave Puerto Vallarta and live in Mexico City with his 17-year-old daughter, Alejandra (Tessa Ía González Norvind). Settling into her new school, Alejandra goes to a party one night with her classmates. At the party, she has sex with José, who films the encounter on his phone. The next day the footage has been circulated around the school, with Alejandra getting text messages calling her a slut. As a result, she becomes the target of bullying from her peers.
Here Comes the Devil (2012)
, 1h37Origin Mexique
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Laura Caro
A married couple (Barreiro and Caro) lose their two pre-teen children (Martinez and Garcia) during a family outing on the outskirts of Tijuana. After the loss on a nearby hill, luck and good fortune brings them back to their parents the next day, both parents trying to find out what happened during the disappearance. Following their return, changes occur in the behavior of the children that suggest ominous and unspeakable events that recall the night when the children were lost.
In Still Waters (2011)
Directed by Astrid Rondero
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors María Renée Prudencio
The Inheritors (2011)
, 1h30Origin Mexique
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about education, Films about children, Environmental films, Films about families, Films about immigration, La mondialisation, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Documentaire sur l'altermondialisme, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Dans les campagnes mexicaines, la pauvreté se transmet le plus souvent par héritage. De génération en génération, les jeunes reproduisent les gestes des anciens dans un même combat pour survivre.
The Prize (2011)
, 1h45Directed by Paula Markovitch
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Politique, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Argentine, années 1970. Une fille de sept ans, Cecilia, et sa mère sont contraintes de vivre à l'écart du monde dans une modeste cabane au bord de l'océan, à San Clemente del Tuyú , dans la Province de Buenos Aires.
Miss Bala (2011)
, 1h53Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors Miguel Couturier, Stephanie Sigman, James Russo
23-year-old Laura Guerrero (Sigman) lives with her father Ramón (Javier Zaragoza) and little brother Arturo (Juan Carlos Galván). Laura and her friend Suzu (Lakshmi Picazo) both enter the competition for the Miss Baja beauty pageant. They go to the Millennium Night Club, where Suzu meets her boyfriend Javi (Hugo Márquez). However, when Laura goes into the bathroom, she witnesses members of the La Estrella gang causing chaos by shooting randomly into the club. Frantic, she tries to search for Suzu, and as a result fails to show up for the early rehearsal for the pageant, and is ejected from the competition.
Leap Year (2010)
, 1h34Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Shot almost entirely in a seedy one-room apartment, this psychodrama details the grinding routine of Laura (Mónica del Carmen), a 25-year-old freelance journalist, who lives a very isolated life in her small apartment rarely venturing out besides getting men home from nightclubs and never going beyond one night in bed. Until she meets the quiet, inscrutable Arturo (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) and the pair enter into an intense, violent sexual relationship. The story focuses on the fascinating evolution of their relationship. As days go by, Laura crosses out the days on a calendar, revealing her secret past to her lover. It takes place in February on a leap year.
Biutiful (2010)
, 2h27Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, La précarité, Films about cancer
Actors Javier Bardem, Nasser Saleh, Eduard Fernández, Martina García, Blanca Portillo, Rubén Ochandiano
Uxbal lives in a shabby apartment in Barcelona with his two young children, Ana and Mateo. He is separated from their mother Marambra, a woman suffering from alcoholism and bipolar disorder. Having grown up an orphan, Uxbal has no family other than his brother Tito, who works in the construction business. Uxbal earns a living by procuring work for illegal immigrants and managing a group of Chinese women producing forged designer goods along with the African street vendors who are selling them. He is able to talk to the dead and is sometimes paid to pass on messages from the recently deceased at wakes and funerals. When he is diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer leaving him with only a few months to live, his world progressively falls apart.
Northless (2009)
, 1h33Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes La précarité, L'émigration
Andrés, un jeune fermier d'Oaxaca, dans le sud du Mexique, délaisse femme et enfants pour tenter sa chance aux États-Unis. Il fait appel à un pollero (passeur) afin de franchir illégalement la frontière. Mais il est cueilli par une patrouille de la police américaine, placé en centre de détention puis expulsé. Il ne renonce pas pour autant… Dans l'attente, il est recueilli par la gérante d'une modeste épicerie de Tijuana, Ela. Au début, Cata, son assistante, craint l'arrivée de ce nouvel employé. Les deux femmes, elles-mêmes éloignées de leurs propres époux, travailleurs émigrés, finiront pourtant par s'attacher à Andrés…
Via Park (2008)
, 1h26Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Beto est le gardien d'une maison à Mexico et ne communique qu'avec la propriétaire de la maison et Lupe, sa maitresse.
Rudo & Cursi (2008)
, 1h30Directed by Carlos Cuarón
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Salvador Zerboni, Joaquín Cosío
In the fictional farming village of Tachatlán, in the Cihuatlán Valley of Jalisco, Mexico, young men dream of escaping the drudgery of the banana plantations. Two of them, a pair of half-brothers, play in local football matches. Tato (Gael Garcia) is the star striker and Beto (Diego Luna) is the eccentric goalkeeper. During one match they are spotted by a talent scout (Guillermo Francella) and he offers one of them the opportunity to go to Mexico City with him and try out for one of the country's big teams. As the scout's roster is already full, he says he can only take one of the brothers and they decide to settle it on a penalty shot. Tato scores the penalty against his brother, therefore earning the right to head to the capital.
Lake Tahoe (2008)
, 1h25Directed by Fernando Eimbcke
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Diego Cataño
Au petit matin, Juan, 16 ans, emboutit la voiture de son père. En cherchant de l’aide, il va croiser un vieux mécanicien, un adolescent passionné de kung fu, une jeune fille punk dont il tombe amoureux Les différentes rencontres de cette journée vont l’aider à vivre avec le douloureux secret qu’il porte en lui.
Nora's Will (2008)
, 1h32Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Marina de Tavira, Verónica Langer, Juan Pablo Medina, Martin LaSalle, Fernando Luján, Silvia Mariscal
Nora commits suicide in a timely way consistent with her plan to bring her ex-husband, Jose (Luján), and the rest of their family together for a Passover together.
Under the Same Moon (2008)
, 1h44Directed by Patricia Riggen
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, Children's films
Actors Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, America Ferrera, Jesse Garcia, Maya Zapata, Sonya Smith
The film tells the story of Rosario (Kate del Castillo), a mother who illegally immigrates to the United States, and her nine-year-old son, Carlitos (Adrián Alonso). Rosario and Carlitos have not seen each other in four years, since Carlitos was five. Rosario, now living in Los Angeles, California, calls her son, (still in Mexico), every Sunday at 10 A.M. from a payphone. Carlitos lives in a small Mexican village with his sick grandmother and his oppressive aunt and uncle, who try to take custody of him in order to get the money that Rosario sends to him. One day, while working for a woman named Carmen (Carmen Salinas), Carlitos encounters two American immigrant transporters (coyotes), Martha (America Ferrera) and David (Jesse Garcia), who offer to smuggle small children across the border.
Los bastardos (2008)
, 1h30Directed by Amat Escalante
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
A Los Angeles, comme chaque matin, Fausto et Jesus, deux travailleurs mexicains clandestins, attendent au coin d'un terminal de bus dans l'espoir d'être embauchés. Les tâches sont ingrates et très mal payées, mais la nécessité de gagner un peu d'argent leur met une pression intense. Aujourd'hui, ils ont trouvé un travail beaucoup mieux payé. Aujourd'hui, leur outil de travail est un fusil à canon scié.