The Beginning and the End
Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece
Synopsis
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Détails techniques
Titre original
Principio y fin
Langue originale
ES
Langues parlées
Spanish
Production
Compagnies de production
Alameda Films
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Pays de production
Mexico












