Güeros

Alonso Ruizpalacios

2014

    • Production Details

    Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios

    Screenplay: Alonso Ruizpalacios, Gibrán Portela.

    Cast: Tenoch Huerta, Sebastián Aguirre, Ilse Salas.

    Executive Producers: Hari Sama, Alonso Ruizpalacios, Verónica Valadez P.

    Producers: Ramiro Ruiz

    Synopsis

    Tomas is too much for his lone mother so she sends him to live with his older brother Federico, aka Sombra, in Mexico City.

    Awards:

    • Golden Bear for Best Debut Feature at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama Section
    • Horizontes Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival
    • Ariel for Best Picture
    • Ariel for Best Opera Prima
    • Ariel for Best Direction
    • Ariel for Best Photography
    • Ariel for Best Sound

     

    Festivals:

    • San Sebastián International Film Festival
    • Tribeca Film Festival
    • Morelia International Film Festival
    • Palm Springs International Film Festival