The Beginning and the End
The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece

7.2187 min
Drama

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 6/24/1994

Runtime: 187 min

Director: Arturo Ripstein

Writers: Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Naguib Mahfouz

Top Cast

Julieta Egurrola

Julieta Egurrola

Ignacia Botero

Ernesto Laguardia

Ernesto Laguardia

Gabriel Botero

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

Nicolás Botero

Lucía Muñoz

Lucía Muñoz

Mireya Botero

Alberto Estrella

Alberto Estrella

Guama Botero

Blanca Guerra

Blanca Guerra

Julia

Luisa Huertas

Luisa Huertas

Isabel

Julián Pastor

Julián Pastor

Luján

Ernesto Yáñez

Ernesto Yáñez

Polvorón

Alonso Echánove

Alonso Echánove

Cariñoso

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