Rudo & Cursi

2008 · 102 min · ES · R · 7.1 (188 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.”

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Two brothers living a hard life of manual labor in rural Mexico have a simple dream: saving enough money to build their mother her dream house. But fate has other plans. A friendly game of soccer leads to first Rudo, then to Cursi being taken on by the nation’s top talent scout. Suddenly, they find themselves living the high life of star athletes: fame, fortune, fast cars and beautiful women.

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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.

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football (soccer)