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Dominican Rep. Amores Perros
- Original title
- Amores Perrosaka
- AKA
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- Amores perros
- Year
- 2000
- Running time
- 150 min.
- Country
Mexico- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Emilio Echevarría
Gael García Bernal
Goya Toledo
Álvaro Guerrero
Vanessa Bauche
Jorge Salinas
Marco Pérez
Rodrigo Murray
Humberto Busto- Gerardo Campbell
Rosa María Bianchi- Dunia Saldívar
Adriana Barraza- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Ensemble Film. Dogs/Wolves. Poverty. Social Drama
- Movie Groups
- Death Trilogy
- Synopsis
- Alejandro Gonzalez Iniarritu makes an electrifying directorial debut with AMORES PERROS, an energetic, assured motion picture that jumps off the screen with a seemingly boundless energy. Told in three separate chapters--OCTAVIO AND SUSANA, DANIEL AND VALERIA, and EL CHIVO AND MARU--the film deals with love in the lives of several individuals residing in modern day Mexico City. Octavio (Gael Garcia Bernal) has fallen in love with his brother's wife, Susana (Vanessa Bauche). He begins entering his dog in illegal dogfights in order to save up enough money to run away with her, but eventually learns a powerful lesson when she fails to keep her word. Meanwhile, Daniel (Alvaro Guerrero) has left his wife and daughters for the gorgeous model Valeria (Goya Toledo), but when she is hurt badly in a car accident, the strain on their relationship is stretched to its limits. Finally, El Chivo (Emilio Echevarria) is an ex-revolutionary who has become a paid assassin. Saddened that he has lost all contact with his daughter, he takes one final stand when an intended act of kindness turns brutally tragic. Shot with hand-held immediacy on grainy film stock, Iniarritu's invigorating.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2000: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture2000: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture2000: Cannes Film Festival: Critics’ Week - Grand Prize2001: BAFTA Awards: Best Film not in the English Language2000: Awards Ariel: 11 Awards including Best Film and Director. 15 Nominations2000: Chicago Film Festival: Gold Hugo - Best Movie & actor ex-aequo (Echevarría, García Bernal)
- Critics' reviews
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"A fiercely brilliant film of such wrenching impact, nonstop drive and unpredictability that watching it becomes an exhilarating ride."
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"A sophisticated, stylish, fast-moving piece of work."
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