The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

"Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece"

7.2/103h 7m1994
The Beginning and the End

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Alameda Films
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Additional Information

Original Title:Principio y fin
Original Language:Spanish
Status:Released

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