The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 57m.
Synopsis
A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. Although in an open marriage, their relationship begins to crumble when Esther falls in love with an American horsebreaker and Juan is unable to control his jealousy.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic56/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Carlos ReygadasDirector
- Carlos ReygadasWriter
Cast
- Carlos ReygadasJuan
- Natalia LópezEsther
- Phil BurgersPhil
- Maria HagermanLorena
- Yago MartínezJuan (Son)
- Eleazar ReygadasCast
- Rut ReygadasCast