2006 | Color | 118 min Juan Pérez, the poorest of the poor, becomes famous after a fluke accident that appears to have been an attempted suicide to protest against the government for his miserable economic situation. The minister of economy, severely criticized for Pérez?s apparent decision to end his life, decides to reward him by giving him a house, a car and a job. But when other poor people (Pérez?s close friends) find out about his good fortune, they decide to imitate him, faking suicide attempts. The terrified minister decides to declare poverty a crime to put an end to this problem once and for all. Pérez ends up behind bars. Three years later, Pérez is released and goes back to his previous life, but this time knowing he?s better off having been a rich man for one day than being poor forever... Country: México Direction: Estrada; Luis Script: Estrada; Luis Production: Estrada; Luis Photography: Murguía; Patrick Sound: Núñez; Santiago, Franco; Andrés Music: Ojeda; Santiago Cast:Beato; Carmen, Haza; Plutarco, Serrano; Antonio, Ochoa; Jesús, María Yazpik; José, Gil; Guillermo, Gómez Cruz; Ernesto, Armendáriz Jr; Pedro, Palacios; Silverio, Suárez; Cecilia, Zárate; Jorge, Alcázar; Damián, M; M Participation year at FICM: 2011
2006 | Color | 118 min Juan Pérez, the poorest of the poor, becomes famous after a fluke accident that appears to have been an attempted suicide to protest against the government for his miserable economic situation. The minister of economy, severely criticized for Pérez?s apparent decision to end his life, decides to reward him by giving him a house, a car and a job. But when other poor people (Pérez?s close friends) find out about his good fortune, they decide to imitate him, faking suicide attempts. The terrified minister decides to declare poverty a crime to put an end to this problem once and for all. Pérez ends up behind bars. Three years later, Pérez is released and goes back to his previous life, but this time knowing he?s better off having been a rich man for one day than being poor forever... Country: México Direction: Estrada; Luis Script: Estrada; Luis Production: Estrada; Luis Photography: Murguía; Patrick Sound: Núñez; Santiago, Franco; Andrés Music: Ojeda; Santiago Cast:Beato; Carmen, Haza; Plutarco, Serrano; Antonio, Ochoa; Jesús, María Yazpik; José, Gil; Guillermo, Gómez Cruz; Ernesto, Armendáriz Jr; Pedro, Palacios; Silverio, Suárez; Cecilia, Zárate; Jorge, Alcázar; Damián, M; M Participation year at FICM: 2011
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
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Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
