Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

2008 · 102 min · ES · R · 7.2 (241 votes)
Dir. Carlos Cuarón · Starring Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica Mas · Music Felipe Pérez-Santiago

“Even when your luck runs out, some things never change.”

ComedyDrama

Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.

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A poignant, character-driven story about two brothers chasing dreams against the odds. It’s a bittersweet journey filled with both the harsh realities of life and the unexpected turns of fate, all set against a backdrop of soccer.

bittersweethopefulmelancholicwrysteadysocial realismcharacter-drivenLatin American cinemafamilydreamsclassfate
football (soccer)