Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Mexico, United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Spanish — subtitles on.
The story
Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.
- coming of age
- teenage boy
- petty crimes
- petty criminal
- teenager
- gay brother
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Enoc Leaño — Baturro
- Daniel Giménez Cacho — Chillamil
- Pedro Joaquín — Víctor
- Alejandro de la Rosa — Carnicero
- Kaarlo Isaacs Barria — Carnicero' Son
- Ricardo Abarca — Planchado
- Esmeralda Ortiz — Güily
- Luis Enrique Basurto — Churrizo
- Leobardo Vargas — Zaid
- Saúl Mercado — Karina
- Mayra Sérbulo — Cuácuaro's Mother
- Directed
- Gael García Bernal
- Written
- Augusto Mendoza
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 253 ratings
- Studio
- La Corriente del Golfo, Pulse Films, Cinematográfica Amaranto, Televisa
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
