The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Luisa and Gabino visit their parents in a mining town in the north of Mexico. Their father’s only interest in them is sparked by Luisa’s actor boyfriend when he acts out the role of a narco kingpin. To cope with family tensions, Gabino imagines a parallel reality of detectives and organized crime.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicolás PeredaDirector
- Nicolás PeredaWriter
Cast
- Luisa PardoLuisa
- Gabino RodríguezGabino
- Francisco BarreiroPaco
- Teresa SánchezLuisa's Mother
- José Rodríguez LópezLuisa's Father
- Mariana VillegasCast
- Fernando Álvarez RebeilCast
Stills
Themes
familyfilm within a filmsemi-fiction