Los bastardos
Synopsis
A 24 hour period in the lives of Fausto and Jesus, two undocumented Mexican day-labourers in L.A. Standing on the corner and 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.
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Awards & Festivals
Cannes Film Festival
2008
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
2008 | Winner: Best Ibero-American Film
Critics reviews
IFC
From the very first super-long shot down the dry bed of the Los Angeles River to the last close-up in a massive strawberry field, Escalante’s film is a work of gripping concision, malevolent patience and queasy mystery.
Michael Atkinson
June 30, 2009
Jigsaw Lounge
Performances range from perfunctory to amateurish; social analysis is cursory at best. Escalante has some talent – his film is usually striking to look at – but on the evidence of this picture has disappointingly little idea what on earth to do with it. Keeping away from his mate Carlos might be an advisable first step.
Neil Young
November 24, 2008
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