Country: Mexico

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Alfonso Mejía · Roberto Cobo · Estela Inda · Miguel Inclán

Synopsis The Young and the Damned (1950) follows the story of El Jaibo, a young man who flees from a correctional facility and reunites with his friends in their local community. Shortly after his escape, El Jaibo, accompanied by his friend...

Direction Mireia Sallarès

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Silvia Pinal · Enrique Rambal · Jacqueline Andere · José Baviera

Synopsis The Exterminating Angel (1962) follows a group of upper-class individuals who, after enjoying an elegant dinner party, inexplicably discover they are trapped within the confines of the dining room. As the hours stretch into days, the guests' initial bewilderment and...

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Arturo de Córdova · Delia Garcés · Aurora Walker · Carlos Martínez Baena

Synopsis El (This Strange Passion) (1953) centers around Francisco, a wealthy and principled bachelor who, after an unexpected encounter with Gloria, becomes determined to make her his wife. Despite her initial reluctance, Francisco's persistent courtship leads Gloria to agree to marry...

Direction Everardo González

Synopsis El cielo abierto (2011) delves into the life and tragic end of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, a beacon of hope for the marginalized in El Salvador. The documentary by Everardo González explores the sequence of events leading up to Romero's...

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Ignacio López Tarso · Pina Pellicer · Enrique Lucero · Mario Alberto Rodríguez

Synopsis Macario (1960) follows the story of a destitute and famished farmer, burdened with a wife and multiple children, who ekes out a living by selling firewood in his village. Exhausted by a life filled with struggles, Macario yearns for a...

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Francisco Rabal · Marga López · Rita Macedo · Ignacio López Tarso

Synopsis Nazarin (1959) follows the journey of a destitute village clergyman, Father Nazario, who is resolute in his commitment to embody the ultimate self-sacrificing, humble, and selfless Christian lifestyle. His mission is to inspire the villagers to embrace this radical way...

Direction Alejandro González Iñárritu

Cast Emilio Echevarría · Gael García Bernal · Goya Toledo · Alvaro Guerrero

Synopsis Love Dogs (2000) marks the dynamic directorial debut of Alejandro Gonzalez Iniarritu, presenting a high-energy and captivating cinematic experience that bursts with relentless vitality. Structured into three distinct segments—OCTAVIO AND SUSANA, DANIEL AND VALERIA, and EL CHIVO AND MARU—the film...

Direction Rogelio A. González

Cast Arturo de Córdova · Amparo Rivelles · Elda Peralta · Guillermo Orea

Synopsis Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (1960) follows the chilling tale of a taxidermist who, after enduring two decades of a miserable marriage, plots to eliminate his wife. The film delves into the dark psyche of a man pushed to the brink,...

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Claudio Brook · Silvia Pinal · Hortensia Santoveña · Jesus Fernandez

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Ernesto Alonso · Miroslava · Ariadne Welter · Rita Macedo

Synopsis The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) follows the chaotic and twisted path of a man grappling with mental instability, driven by an insatiable fixation on executing the flawless crime.

Direction Arturo Ripstein

Cast Ernesto Laguardia · Julieta Egurrola · Blanca Guerra · Lucía Muñoz

Synopsis The Beginning and the End (1993) is a poignant film adaptation of the novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The story revolves around the widow Ignacia, who pins all her family's aspirations on her son Gabriel. Every member of...

Direction Roberto Hernández · Geoffrey Smith

Synopsis Presumed Guilty (2009) follows the journey of two ambitious Mexican lawyers who take on the challenge of clearing the name of a man unjustly imprisoned. Through their efforts to create a documentary, they uncover the flaws and inconsistencies within a...

Direction Tatiana Huezo

Direction Arturo González Villaseñor

Cast Karla María Aguilar Romero · Bernarda Romero Vásquez · Daniela Romero Huerta · Guadalupe González Herrera

Direction Servando González

Cast David Reynoso · José Elias Moreno · Eleazar García · Enrique Aguilar

Direction Tatiana Huezo

Cast Miriam Carbajal · Adela Alvarado

Synopsis Tempestad (2016) follows the intertwined stories of two women navigating the treacherous landscape of Mexico. One woman finds herself incarcerated in a prison dominated by criminal organizations, while the other embarks on a desperate quest to find her vanished daughter....

Direction Arturo Ripstein

Cast Roberto Cobo · Gonzalo Vega · Ana Martín · Lucha Villa

Synopsis The Place Without Limits (Hell Without Limits) (1977) unfolds in the quiet town of "La Manuela," where an eccentric homosexual and his daughter, "La Japonesita," manage a bustling brothel. The town's peaceful atmosphere is disrupted by the arrival of Pancho,...

Direction Roberto Fiesco

Cast Coral Bonelli · Lilia Ortega (Doña Pinoles)

Synopsis Disrupted (2013) delves into the lives and recollections of two compelling figures: Fernando García, affectionately known as Pinolito, who was a prominent child actor in the 1970s, and his mother, Doña Lilia Ortega, a talented actress. The narrative unfolds as...

Direction Roberto Gavaldón

Cast Ignacio López Tarso · Christiane Martel · Reinhold Olszewski · Rita Macedo

Synopsis La rosa blanca (1961) follows the life of an uneducated indigenous man, portrayed by Ignacio Lopez Tarso, who enjoys a peaceful life as a landowner on Mexico's Gulf Coast. His tranquil existence is disrupted when a rapacious American oil corporation...