Directed by:
Alfonso CuarónCinematography:
Emmanuel LubezkiCast:
Ana López Mercado, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Nathan Grinberg, Verónica Langer, Diana Bracho, Emilio Echevarría, Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho (more)Plots(1)
Mexican teenagers Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael Bernal) are friends as close as brothers. When their girlfriends decamp to 'do Europe' for the summer, they decide to dedicate their time to the pursuit of sex and partying. At a wedding reception they cross paths with Luisa (Maribel Verdu) a young woman in her twenties but older than both boys. Immediately taken with her they invite her to take a roadtrip with them to an invented beach called 'Boca del Cielo' (Heaven's Mouth). Luisa declines but when a call from her husband confirms that he has been cheating on her, Luisa decides to take the boys up on their offer. As the trip is undertaken all three learn a lot about each other, not always happily, not always expected. (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2003 - Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón (Best Original Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2003 - Alfonso Cuarón (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2003 - Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2003 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2002 - Best Foreign Independent - Foreign Language
European Film Awards
- 2001 - Alfonso Cuarón (Screen International Award)
Golden Globes
- 2002 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2003 - Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2002 - Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2002 - Alfonso Cuarón (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2002 - Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival
- 2001 - Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal (Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor)
- 2001 - Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón (Golden Osella - Best Screenplay)
- 2001 - Alfonso Cuarón (Golden Lion for Best Film)
Zlín Film Festival
- 2002 - Alfonso Cuarón (Golden Slipper - Live-action Film for Youth)
- 2002 - Alfonso Cuarón (Special Recognition of the FICC Jury)