Synopsis:
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Directed by: | Arturo Ripstein |
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Written by: | Paz Alicia Garciadiego |
Release date: | 1994-06-24 |
Runtime: | 187 minutes |
Tagline: | Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece |
Cast:
Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero
Gabriel Botero
Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero
Ignacia Botero
Blanca Guerra
Julia
Julia
Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero
Mireya Botero
Verónica Merchant
Natalia
Natalia
Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero
Nicolás Botero
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Also known as:
- The Beginning and the End