The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 39m.
Synopsis
A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
273 audience votes
Key crew
- Bryce DessnerOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolás GiacoboneWriter
- Alejandro G. IñárrituWriter
- Alejandro G. IñárrituOriginal Music Composer
- Alejandro G. IñárrituDirector
Cast
- Daniel Giménez CachoSilverio Gama
- Griselda SicilianiLucía
- Íker Sánchez SolanoLorenzo
- Ximena LamadridCamila
- Luz JiménezMamá
- Luis CouturierPapá
- Francisco RubioLuis Baldivia
- Andrés AlmeidaMartín
- Clementina GuadarramaHortensia
- Jay O. SandersAmbassador Jones
- Noé HernándezEl Ajolote
- Fabiola GuajardoTania
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Themes
mexicomidlife crisisjournalismsurrealismhollywoodlos angeles, californiamiscarriagefamilyfilmmakingsemi autobiographicaldocumentary filmmakingexistentialism