Original title: Principio y fin
Arturo Ripstein/ Mexico
The film is based on the acclaimed novel by Nobel-winning author Naguib Mahfouz. A lower middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's unexpected death. Ignacia, desperate woman chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family.
Award
Golden Ariel of Ariel Awards, Mexico
DICINE Award in Guadalajara
FIPRESCI Prize in Guadalajara
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Writer: Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Naguib Mahfouz
Cast: Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Verónica Merchant, Bruno Bichir, Alberto Estrella, Alonso Echánove, Lucía Muñoz, Luis Felipe Tovar, Julián Pastor
Producer: Alfredo Ripstein hijo[
Music: Lucía Álvarez
Cinematographer: Claudio Rocha
Editor: Rafael Castanedo
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