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De La Calle

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De La Calle (2003)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:6

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This award-winning Mexican drama tells one of the many tales of kids living on the edge in the dangerous streets of Mexico City. Fifteen-year-old Rufino (Luis Fernando Peņa) is a street kid who... This award-winning Mexican drama tells one of the many tales of kids living on the edge in the dangerous streets of Mexico City. Fifteen-year-old Rufino (Luis Fernando Peņa) is a street kid who makes a dollar here and there by doing various odd jobs for drug dealer La Seņo and El Ochoa, a corrupt cop who has control of the neighborhood. Due to a few unfortunate events, Rufino somehow ends up stealing money from El Ochoa, sending himself on the run from definite persecution. [More]

Starring: Luis Fernando Peņa, Maya Zapata

Starring: Luis Fernando Peņa, Maya Zapata

Director: Gerardo Tort

Director: Gerardo Tort

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Feb 11, 2003

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12/06/05
Film Threat

If you care about how Mexican poverty degrades and yet also deepens Mexican beauty, it is one to see.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
11/08/02
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Buen ejemplo del cine propositivo que le hace falta a la industria nacional

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04/09/01
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

An engrossing, contemporary look at the life of teenagers and young children living on and under the streets of Mexico City.

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08/01/02
Luke Sader
Luke Sader
Hollywood Reporter

Does a slow burn as it spirals towards its wrenching conclusion.

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12/08/02
Merle Bertrand
Merle Bertrand
Film Threat

The height of unblinking realism punctuated here and again by a marvellous symbolic intelligence and marked by extraordinary performances.

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07/06/03
Walter Chaw
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