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Sujo

2024

Kevin Aguilar, Juan Jesús Varela, Sandra Lorenzano, Yadira Pérez ...

Drama When a cartel gunman is killed he leaves behind Sujo his four-year-old son. The violence looms over Sujo at every stage of his life in the Mexican countryside. Sujo matures and he discovers that evading his father's destiny is unavoidable.

	Media	Author	Review
		Carlos Aguilar IndieWire	"'Sujo' thunderously demonstrates why Valdez and Rondero stand among those soon to be regarded as the new masters of Mexican cinema"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Rondero and Valadez approach the sensationalistic topic of the Mexican drug wars with an art-house sensibility"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Its undertow of menace is expertly sustained, and its dread buffered by hope"
		Fabien Lemercier Cineuropa	"Following the orphan son of a sicario, Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez weave a brilliant film, in a skilful and striking blend of coming of age story, genre cinema, and sociological portrait"
		Marya E. Gates rogerebert.com	"Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez continue to explore hot button social issues through a fiercely personal lens."
		Brian Farvour The Playlist	"[It] may not be a movie with which everyone will connect or find a wealth of relatable aspects, but the quality on display is enough to warrant a view"
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"This is a satisfying and impressively acted drama"
		Steven Nguyen Scaife Slant	"Befitting the unseen forces that seem to drive the characters, writer-directors Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero bring a haunted, dreamlike undercurrent to the film (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

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