The Beginning and the End
"Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece"
Overview
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.
About The Beginning and the End (1994)
Released in 1994, The Beginning and the End is a drama film from Alameda Films (Mexico). It was directed by Arturo Ripstein and written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego. The cast is led by Julieta Egurrola, Ernesto Laguardia, Bruno Bichir, Lucía Muñoz and Alberto Estrella. With a runtime of 3h 7m, the film averages 7.7/10 across 19 TMDB ratings.
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