Güeros
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| Directed by | Alonso Ruizpalacios |
| Starring | Tenoch Huerta Mejía Sebastián Aguirre |
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Running time | 1h 46min |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Güeros is a 2014 Mexican film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios.
Plot
In the introduction scene a young mother takes her crying infant outside in a stroller, only to be hit by Tomas dropping a waterballoon rom the rooftop of the apartment building. When Tomas' mother finds out, she decides to send him to stay with his older brother Sombra, and Santoso, a student in Mexico City and his roommate Santos. After a bus ride he arrives at his brother's home late at night. The apartment is dark without electricity. The following morning there is no breakfast. Tomas witnesses how he and his roommate can obtain electricity though the neighbor below them by communicating with a girl with Down's syndrome, who will give them an extension cord in return for a story. Tomas reads the newspaper and discovers a small note about Epigmenio Cruz, a Mexican folk rock musician, being hospitalized for liver problems. Tomas who idolizes Cruz since his father first brought a cassette of his music, suggests to search for and visit him. They get into a protest march of students, the 1999 student protests in Mexico City, enter a hospital whereCruz had been admitted. Then they cross Mexico City to a zoo where Cruz had been working. His colleague tells them he no longer works there. They eventually find him in a bar. After Tomas is heaping praise on him, Cruz sits there motionless, as if dead.
Reception
Awards
- Tribeca Film Festival, Best Cinematography
- Internationale Berliner Filmfestspiele, Best First Feature Film
- AFI, Special Jury Mention for Screenwriting
Cast
- Tenoch Huerta Mejía - Sombra
- Sebastián Aguirre - Tomás
- Ilse Salas - Ana
- Leonardo Ortizgris - Santos
Further reading
- Hannah Fielding Review: Güeros Manchester Media Group, 1 December, 2015
- Godfrey Cheshire Güeros Robert Ebert.com, May 20, 2015
- Elise Nakhnikian Güeros Slant, April 16, 2014
- Güeros Rotten tomatoes
- Andrew O'Hehir Up all night in Mexico City: “Güeros,” a gorgeous, ecstatic slacker odyssey, is one of the best movies of the year The Salon.com, 21 May 2015
- Kent Turner Film Festival 2014 Award Winners Tribeca Film Festival 2014 Award Winners Film-Forward.com, April 26, 2014
- Boyd van Hoeij Gueros: Berlin Review The Hollywood Reporter, 2/7/2014