Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Composer
Gustavo Santaolalla
Cast
Emilio Echevarria, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo
Edition 2000
154'
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2000
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Drama, Thriller
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Dialogue:
Spanish
Octavio is sharing an apartment with his brother, which leads to a serious problem when he falls in love with Susanna, his sister-in-law. Octavio and Susanna want to run away together, but Octavio has no money. He does, however, know a man who stages dog fights, and he volunteers his dog Cofi for the next round of fights. Cofi bravely rises to the occasion, but the dog's success in the ring leads to a violent altercation. Elsewhere, Daniel, a successful publishing magnate, leaves his family to take up with a beautiful model, Valeria. Valeria, however, soon loses a leg in an auto accident, and as Daniel tends to her needs, her tiny pet dog gets trapped under the floorboards of their apartment. And finally, El Chivo is an elderly homeless man who is trying to contact his daughter, whom he hasn't seen in years. Desperate for money, El Chivo is hired by a businessman to assassinate his partner; however, as he's following his target, he's interrupted by an auto accident, from which Octavio and his injured dog stagger in search of help. (Mark Deming)
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Credits
Directors
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Composers
Gustavo Santaolalla
Cast
Emilio Echevarria, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo
Scenario
Guillermo Arriaga
Director of Photography
Rodrigo Prieto
Editors
Luis Carballar, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Fernando Pérez Unda
Producers
Alejandro González Iñárritu
More info
Dialogue
Spanish
Countries of production
Mexico
Year
2000