The Beginning and the End
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Year: 1994
Genre: Drama
Studio: Alameda Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Cast: Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Lucía Muñoz, Verónica Merchant, Bruno Bichir
Crew: Michael Donnelly (Producer), Alfredo Ripstein Jr. (Producer), Rafael Castanedo (Editor), Marisa Pecanins (Art Direction), Macedonio Ramos (Art Direction), Arturo Ripstein (Producer)
Runtime: 187 minutes
Release: Jun 24, 1994
IMDb: 7.46/10 by 13 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Mexico
Language: Español
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : family
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