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75% Critic Match
Güeros
“Being young and not being revolutionary is an even biological contradiction.”
7.5 / 10• 2014• 1h 51m•NR• Spanish
DramaComedy
Storyline
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
Cast & Crew
Sebastián Aguirre
Tomás
Lead
Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Sombra
Leonardo Ortizgris
Santos
Ilse Salas
Ana
Raúl Briones
Furia
Sophie Alexander-Katz
Young Mother
Laura Almela
Isabel
CL
Camila Lora
Aurora
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alonso Ruizpalacios's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Güeros is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
