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Amores Perros
Amores perros
2000 154 min Mexico R 18+
★8.5
Drama, Thriller
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
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Description
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
Budget:
$2M
US Gross:
$5.41M
Worldwide:
$20.91M
Starring
Emilio Echevarría
Actor
Gael García Bernal
Actor
Goya Toledo
Actor
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2000
— Press Award
Cannes Film Festival 2000
— Young Critics Award – Best Film
BAFTA 2002
— Best International Feature Film
Cannes Film Festival 2000
— Young Critics Award – Best Film
BAFTA 2002
— Best International Feature Film
Key opinion
Amores perros is widely regarded as a visceral, groundbreaking debut that uses a multi-narrative structure to examine human cruelty and the destructive nature of love. While many viewers find its gritty realism and emotional intensity to be a profound cinematic achievement, a segment of the audience feels the episodic structure creates narrative unevenness and relies on unlikable characters.
| Acting | The performances from Goya Toledo and Emilio Echevarria provide a raw, anchoring emotional weight to the film's brutal storylines. | |
| Direction | Alejandro González Iñárritu utilizes an aggressive, documentary-style direction that successfully immerses the viewer in the grit and chaos of Mexico City. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is praised for its ability to weave distinct, high-tension narratives into a unified thematic exploration of fate and human selfishness. | |
| Cinematography | The film’s cinematography is polarizing: proponents admire the gritty, hyper-realistic aesthetic, while detractors find the frequent use of a shaky, handheld camera distracting. | |
| Pacing | The narrative structure receives mixed reactions; some find the episodic, fate-linked approach masterfully tense, while others feel the segments lack cohesion and result in an uneven viewing experience. |