Storyline
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
Cast & Crew
Ignacio López Tarso
Don Jesus
Lead
Adalberto Martínez
Patotas
JF
Jaime Fernández
Perez Gomez
José Alonso
Federico
Salvador Sánchez
Chapo Álvarez
Katy Jurado
Josefina
José Carlos Ruiz
Jacinto Martínez
David Silva
Ing. Zamora
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jorge Fons's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bricklayers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
