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MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano, Rolando Hernández, Bernabe Pérez, and Fernando Benítez
Taking its title from the Japanese symbol of the rising sun, Reygadas unapologetically uses widescreen cinema, the most lush of formats, as a backdrop for exploring thorny issues of life and death. (Film Forum)
| GENRE(S): | Foreign |
| WRITTEN BY: | Carlos Reygadas |
| DIRECTED BY: | Carlos Reygadas |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 12, 2004 Video: October 12, 2004 Theatrical: March 19, 2003 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 122 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Mexico / Spain |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Spanish (with English subtitles) |
Golden Camera - Special Mention, 2002 Cannes Film Festival; New Director's Award, 2002 Edinburgh International Film Festival
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.3 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
TJ gave it a10:
This director is brilliant. It is an extremely slow film, but the director's eye is astonishing and he gives you a great sense of being in Mexico. If you like mainstream movies, stay away. If you like Antonioni and other dreamy, existential directors then check it out.
John N. gave it a 1:
Watch out for these art-film types who think this bore-fest is beautiful. It surely had an odd lot of characters. The group of workers and the singer was like a bad acid trip. I watched half of this movie with one eye opened, the other half with both eyes shut!
Vince H. gave it a 10:
If you are a fan of long-take, slow paced but beautiful films of directors like Abbas Kiarostami, Andrei Tarkovsky, Hou Hsiao-hsen, Tsai Ming-Liang & Manuel De Oliveira then you will love this movie. One of the most amazing films I've ever seen. The way Reygadas uses the widescreen camera is amazing and the much-touted last scene is one of the most amazing travelling shots ever composed on film. No joke.
M Miki gave it a 0:
The movie was horrible. It was incredibly slow and tedious, with long lengths of time devoted to watching a 50-year old guy sitting doing nothing with no dialogue and no music. It was painful to watch. And it was disgusting. Ten minutes are spent watching a naked 50-year old guy stroke his thing, and 15 minutes to watching the same guy have intercourse with a naked 80-year old lady. Avoid this movie like the plague.
Engin gave it a 9:
The immensely powerful closing tracking shot should be enough of a reason to see this mesmerizing fable. I welcome Carlos Reygadas to the soon-to-be-one-of-the-greatest directors hall. May he continue making amazing films like his first one...
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