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Los bastardos

France, Mexico, United States

2008

90 Min
Color
2.35:1
Spanish, English
Subtitled in English
Audio in English
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DIR Amat Escalante

PROD Amat Amat, Jaime Romandia, Carlos Reygadas

SCR Amat Escalante, Martín Escalante

DP Matthew Uhry

CAST Jesús Moisés Rodríguez, Rubén Sosa, Nina Zavarin, Kenny Johnson, Trevor Glen Campbell, Joe Leroy Reynolds

ED Ayhan Ergürsel, Amat Escalante

PROD DES Gabriel Abraham

Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Mar del Plata: Best Ibero-American Film, Rotterdam (Bright Future), Göteborg, CPH PIX

Synopsis

A 24 hour period in the lives of Fausto and Jesus, two undocumented Mexican day-labourers in L.A. Each day another task, each day the same pressure to find money. They go about their daily routine, standing on the corner at the Home Improvement Store waiting for work to come. Today, the job they are given is well paid compared to their poor usual wages. Today, Jesus carries a shotgun inside his backpack. –Cannes Film Festival

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msmichel

11Apr11

Interesting film from Amat Escalante. The desperation of illegal day labourers contrasted with a potential cash windfall through an act of violence. Film is very well paced and the buildup to eventual conclusion nerve wracking. The actual sudden act of violence somewhat unsettling like a scene out of 'Scanners". Will watch for the next film from Escalante.

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RichyM

14Apr10

Hipnotizing.

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-VAHID-

13Mar10

great directing - shocking story

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abrahamgbj

6Feb10

Great Film ! Escalante is the Mexican Haneke!

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By Fernand​o Beltran y Puga on October 9, 2009

I thought it was a well done movie but nothing more than that. It was playing last year at the Cannes Film Festival and I thought it was going to be a lot more edgy than what it really was.

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By xoconos​tle on September 2, 2009

A very finely made film and a definite twist on what themes we’ve previously seen in movies about undocumented Mexicans in the USA. My only criticism of the film is that it is very clearly derivative…  read review

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By Lucas Granero on May 31, 2009

Todo esta milimetricamente dividido en la segunda pelicula de Amat Escalante. El primeros de los largos planos secuencia que construyen el film es demasiado signifiactivo: de un lado, casas, del otro…  read review

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