The Beginning and the End (1994)
Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece
1994-06-24
Mexico
187 Min.
PG-13
Overview
Synopsis by theflixtor - The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Cast
Gabriel Botero
Ignacia Botero
Julia
Mireya Botero
Natalia
Nicolás Botero
Guama Botero
Cariñoso
César
Luján
Isabel
Absalón