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José

2018

Li Cheng

Enrique Salanic, Manolo Herrera, Ana Cecilia Mota, Cesar Lorenzo Yojcom Candido ...

5.6

72

Drama José (19 years old) lives with his Mother (50s) in Guatemala City - a typical lower-class existence in one of the world's most dangerous, religious, and impoverished countries. She never had a husband, and José is her youngest and favorite child. Her life is her church, and selling sandwiches at a bus stop. José spends his days on cramped buses and fighting traffic as he runs food to waiting drivers. Aloof and resigned to things as they ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"A movie preoccupied with the private tragedy of unfulfilled impulses and aspirations as a result of widespread homophobia and emotional blackmail.	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Modest but affectingly melancholy (...) [It] compensates for its underfed narrative with a tender observational quality backed by confident visual sense."	POS
United States	Kristen Yoonsoo Kim The New York Times	"The film delicately depicts the hardship of being gay in a Catholic culture and the pressure for machismo in a crime-ridden country"	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A quiet, reflective film (...) The natural performances from an indigenous cast work in 'Jose's favour, giving the film a solid sense of reality"	POS
United States	Godfrey Cheshire rogerebert.com	"The satisfactions of 'José' as a whole offers are considerable, and they begin with the human element (...) The film has a keen appreciation for the lives of people (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Lisa Kennedy Variety	"'José' brings to light the promise of a director as compassionate as he is observant."	POS

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