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Le Crime du père Amaro
6.6

Le Crime du père Amaro

Oct 01, 2002

Le Crime du père Amaro
2002 118 min 273 vues
Jeune idéaliste, Amaro se sent une vocation d'homme d'église et, poussé par son amitié avec l'évêque, entre au séminaire à Los Reyes, où il étudie sous la direction du père Benito. Il fait bientôt la connaissance d'Amélia, une jeune fille pure et très croyante. Unis par la même foi, les deux jeunes gens se rapprochent peu à peu. La tentation est grande et le destin ne va pas leur simplifier l'existence. Ils vont découvrir ce qui du reniement ou de l'absence d'amour est vraiment un enfer..
Drama
La India
5

La India

Oct 26, 1976

La India
1976 102 min 7 vues
Boy is traumatized from watching his sex-worker mother with her clients; he grows up with a particular grudge against that one guy that used to come to see her...
Drama
Las fuerzas vivas
5.3

Las fuerzas vivas

Nov 20, 1975

Las fuerzas vivas
1975 103 min 6 vues
It narrates the phenomenon of the Mexican Revolution, satirically reflected through what happens in a town far from the places where the true Revolution was fiercely fought.
Action
Sea of Dreams
4.8

Sea of Dreams

Nov 09, 2006

Sea of Dreams
2006 99 min 9 vues
On an island across the sea lies a village full of romance, wonder and mystery; a timeless place where people carry strong beliefs that can fulfill the heart's deepest desires. A beautiful ...
Drama
Familia Gang
4.9

Familia Gang

Mar 25, 2014

Familia Gang
2014 103 min 7 vues
A senior official of the Mexican political system decides to fake the capture and death of The Coyote, public enemy number one in Mexico, to make this happen, he cuts a deal with his family, who require a dead body to pose as a double. Topillero is responsible of executing the plan. But on this journey he is reunited with his wife and son, whom he abandoned years ago.
Mezcal
5.1

Mezcal

Jun 15, 2007

Mezcal
2007 90 min 9 vues
A group of beings permeated by the lack of love, guilt, pain and a desire for revenge, meet on the day of a storm at a cantina in the mythical town of Parián, a place where all roads and all destinies converge. There they find consolation for their woes in mezcal and in the distress of the others.
Once Upon a Scoundrel
5

Once Upon a Scoundrel

Jan 01, 1973

Once Upon a Scoundrel
1973 99 min 6 vues
After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.
Comedy
Carmin profond
6.7

Carmin profond

Sep 09, 1996

Carmin profond
1996 111 min 41 vues
Tiré d'un fait divers authentique, l'épopée sanglante d'un couple kitsch des années quarante. C'est l'histoire de Coral, jeune infirmière méxicaine qui voue une admiration sans borne à Charles Boyer. Un jour, elle découvre dans un magazine le sosie de son idole, Nicolas. Elle le séduit, s'impose et l'aide à plumer les veuves et les célibataires. Le film transpose au nord du Mexique l'histoire des « Lonely Hearts Killers » (les « Tueurs aux petites annonces »), un couple de meurtriers, Raymond Fernandez et sa compagne Martha Beck, ayant sévi aux États-Unis à la fin des années 1940.
Crime
Crónica de Castas
1

Crónica de Castas

May 30, 2014

Crónica de Castas
2014 420 min 1 vues
Dramatized series that shows a mosaic of stories, which run in parallel and sometimes intertwine, around Tepito and its identity as a neighborhood, revealing the social prejudices that manifest themselves in classism and racism, as part of a historical reality in Mexico.
Drama
Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso
7.783

Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso

Mar 04, 1976

Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso
1976 116 min 76 vues
L'histoire s'inspire de faits véridiques. Un témoin raconte ce qui s'est déroulé dans le village de San Miguel de la Canoa (État de Puebla), la nuit du 14 septembre 1968. Cinq amis de l'Université de Puebla partis en excursion sur le volcan La Malinche se retrouvent, en fin de journée, immobilisés sur place, à cause d'un violent orage. Le prêtre local, se comportant en véritable chef de village, refuse de les héberger dans l'église, au motif qu'ils seraient « des étudiants communistes possédés par le démon ». Un habitant accepte de les abriter. C'est alors, qu'à l'instigation du curé, sa maison est attaquée et deux de ses hôtes assassinés. La police retrouvera plus tard les survivants, blessés et mutilés.
History
Tiempo sin pulso
5.5

Tiempo sin pulso

Oct 22, 2016

Tiempo sin pulso
2016 80 min 4 vues
Bruno, 19 years old, has not begun his sexual life. He feels guilty about his brother's death and one of his exgirlfriends, who happens to be his first love, is back in town to help him out.
Drama
El ministro y yo
6.8

El ministro y yo

Jul 01, 1976

El ministro y yo
1976 109 min 33 vues
Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.
Comedy
La orilla de la tierra
7

La orilla de la tierra

May 31, 1995

La orilla de la tierra
1995 83 min 6 vues
In a small town where nothing ever happens, the inhabitants learn about a place at the edge of the earth where money and women are abundant. When they see the oportunity to go and work illegaly in the United States, they jump at the chance. Meanwhile Andrés and Gregorio go to the town searching for treasures and they only find Matilde, the rest of the women in the town left, tired of waiting for the men to return.
Drama
Feral
5

Feral

Jul 02, 2021

Feral
2021 97 min 5 vues
The mountains of Oaxaca harbor the remains of a ravaged and burnt shelter, once home to a psychoanalyst priest who used it to look after savage children, trying to re-integrate them into society. Through videotape diaries and interviews, the truth of what happened is shockingly revealed.
Horror
La venida del rey Olmos
6

La venida del rey Olmos

Sep 11, 1975

La venida del rey Olmos
1975 90 min 5 vues
After spending some time with the Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Reynaldo Olmos goes back to Mexico City and establishes a ministry in the poorest of poor neighborhoods. Is he sincere, or is this a scam?
Thriller
Entends-tu les chiens aboyer ?
6.8

Entends-tu les chiens aboyer ?

Sep 25, 1975

Entends-tu les chiens aboyer ?
1975 82 min 9 vues
Carrying his son on his back, a man travels from place to place looking for a doctor to treat the sick boy. As they journey, the indio father tells the boy stories to keep him distracted. These stories reveal the life of native peoples in Mexico, both in the countryside and in cities, and they shed light on characteristic beliefs and rituals.
Drama
Aquellos años
5.5

Aquellos años

Mar 21, 1974

Aquellos años
1974 142 min 4 vues
President Juárez fights against the conservatives, who have ordered an emperor to be brought from France to govern Mexico
Drama
Actores, S.A.
5.3

Actores, S.A.

Nov 15, 2013

Actores, S.A.
2013 95 min 3 vues
Thomas is a young actor, the adopted son of Don Antonio, director and founder of the theatrical company to witch he belongs and where he presents his plays. When Don Antonio dies, Thomas is in the need to reestablish his artistic abilities and of the company to save the theater of falling in the hands of the very ambitious Mauro, nephew of Don Antonio who wants to tare it down in order to build a gymnasium. He sets up a web site where he offeres his services as an actor to anyone who needs them outside of the stage. Under those circumstances, Thomas knows Rebeca, mother of Lucia, who hires him to have Lucia fall in love in order to be able to collect an inherence.
Comedy
Agence Acapulco
5.1

Agence Acapulco

Jun 05, 1999

Agence Acapulco
1999 min 20 vues
L'agence H.E.A.T. est une unité secrète, spécialisée dans les opérations d'espionnage, d'infiltration et d'intervention. Ashley, une ex des Services Secrets anglais, et Mike, un ex-agent de la C.I.A., font partie de cette division d'élite dirigée par Mr Smith.
Drama