BIUTIFUL (15)
D: Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu
LD Entertainment (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Jon Kilik,
Fernando Bovaira, Ann Ruark & Sandra Hermida)
Spain/Mexico 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 2010
147 mins
Drama
W: Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Armando Bo & Nicolas
Giacabone
DP: Rodrigo Prieto
Ed: Stephen Mirrione
Mus: Gustavo Santaolalla
Javier Bardem (Uxbal), Maricel Alvarez
(Marambra), Hanaa Bouchaib (Ana), Guillermo Estrella (Mateo)
Javier Bardem delivers a fantastic performance in this
Spanish drama.
He plays Uxbal, a father of two young children who earns
his money via criminal means, managing a group of illegal immigrants who manufacture and sell counterfeit products on the streets of Barcelona.
Upon receiving the news that he is suffering from terminal
illness, Uxbal tries to do what's right for both his children and his employees as his days are running out.
Beautifully filmed by director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu
and his crew, though the length could have done with being trimmed by 20-30 minutes.
Unless you're not a fan of foreign language cinema, this
is certainly worth a watch.
6/10