The story of a dysfunctional couple, whose problems will inevitably deteriorate their marriage and their son's life.
Acting
Salinas and Abed's volcanic, terrifying chemistry.
Direction
Del Toro's claustrophobic framing traps you in their apartment.
Director
Paco del Toro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 2000s 'cinema de la familia rota' movement examining machismo's collapse under economic pressure.
Del Toro deliberately cast soap opera stars Salinas and Abed to weaponize their melodrama training against audiences expecting redemption arcs that never arrive.
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