Mexico,
2000, 154 min
(Alternative: 148 min)
Directed by:
Alejandro González IñárrituScreenplay:
Guillermo ArriagaCinematography:
Rodrigo PrietoComposer:
Gustavo SantaolallaCast:
Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche, Humberto Busto, Rosa María Bianchi, Adriana Barraza (more)VOD (4)
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The film opens with a spectacular car accident; what follows is the interweaving of the stories of the three victims. Amores Perros stars Gael García Bernal as Octavio, a young man who has fallen in love with his violent brother's wife and futilely pleads with her to leave him; Goya Toledo as Valeria, a beautiful Mexican model for whom physical appearance is everything; and Emilio Echevarría as El Chivo, a former guerrilla whose hard existence and time in prison has killed his passion for life. Their lives meet in this tragic accident. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2001 - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Best Foreign Language Film)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2002 - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2002 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2001 - Best Foreign Independent - Foreign Language
Golden Globes
- 2001 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2001 - Best Foreign Language Film