Vinnaren i en skönhetstävling blir tvingad att jobba för en gangsterledare när hon blir vittne till ett mord.
Remake av den mexikanska filmen "Miss Bala" (2011)
Laura Guerreros högsta dröm är att vinna skönhetstävlingen Miss Baja California men problemen hopar sig i ett laglöst Mexiko. En kväll stormar det kriminella gänget The Star en nattklubb och Laura överlever korselden med nöd och näppe, bara för att dras in i den undre världen och bli en hjälplös bricka i ett blodigt spel. Gangsterbossen Lino låter henne leva, hon ska bara göra en liten sak i gengäld ...
Sökande efter nya möjligheter i USA åker Sayra, en ung kvinna från Honduras, med sin far och farbror på väg mot gränsen. På vägen möter hon en ung mexikansk gängmedlem, El Casper, som försöker fly undan sitt våldsamma förflutna och undkomma sitt gamla gäng. Tillsammans måste de förlita sig på tro, hopp och vara gatusmarta om de ska överleva sin allt farligare resa mot sina nya liv.
A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.
In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliations and petty politicking as he increasingly succumbs to lust and paranoia.
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
Sofia, 14 years old, is in love with Ulises. Because of him, in spite of him, she is forced into a prostitution network in Mexico. To set her free, Ulises will have to find another girl to replace her. Adapted from Jorge Volpi’s novel, set in the world of juvenile prostitution.
Den berömda medborgarrättskämpen och fackledaren Cesar Chavez slits mellan sina plikter som make och far, och sitt engagemang i kampen om de kaliforniska jordbruksarbetarnas arbetsförhållanden.
Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.
Banken har tagit hans egendomar och han själv börjar komma till åren. Den här grisfarmaren ger sig av för att hitta ett nytt hem åt sin bästa galt.
Carmen and Alfredo live a happy, quiet life in the suburbs surrounded by friends and family. After Alfredo receives a promotion, the two move away to Mexico City where they immediately feel the social pressure of being overweight in a bustling metropolis full of beautiful people. Taking the initiative, Carmen convinces her husband to join her in losing weight, but their relationship is put to the test when Alfredo’s program yields far better results than Carmen’s. From award-winning director Marianna Chenillo comes a touching comedy about how true beauty comes from the inside and paradise is closer to home than you might think.
A couple take a vacation to a remote island - their last holiday together before they become parents. Soon after their arrival, they notice that no adults seem to be present - an observation that quickly presents a nightmarish reality.
Two stories unfold over the same long, hot day in Acapulco. The first involves Fernanda, who is forced to deal with the emergence of her ex-lover. Her boyfriend must compete with the sexual tension they share. The second concerns Jamie, a worker attempting suicide, until a girl disrupts his plan.
Unable to cope with the fact that his girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend, a 22-year-old schizophrenic sets an elaborate revenge plan into motion before taking his own life.
Kaí is a mysterious shaman who emerges from the Rio Paraná to help a poor farmer and his daughter, who are threatened by a band of cold-blooded mercenaries hired to force them to sell their land.
When 9-year-old Abel assumes his absent father's role as man of the house, he garners his family's respect, and life resumes a comfortable rhythm -- until a man arrives at the house, claiming he's the long-lost patriarch
Every afternoon Noelí, a young Dominican woman, hangs out on the beach at Las Terrenas. With her boyfriend, Yeremi, they look for ways to make a living at the expense of one of the hundreds of tourists there. However Noelí also has a steady client, Anne, a much older French woman, who, like many other Europeans, has found an idyllic refuge on the island to spend her last years. For Noelí, the relationship is one of convenience, but the feelings become more intense as they plan to leave together for Paris.
This short documentary reviews the lives and experiences of mexican and centroamerican migrants as they try to reach the US border.
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana tricks her fresh-from-prison sister, Aurora, and two other ex-partners in crime into coming to her aid. Now that their crew is reassembled, the women begin planning a heist that will rid Ana of Felix and net them enough cash to be set for life.
Överklasskillen Cristobal bjuder hem alla sina vänner på en fest. För sista gången ska det visa sig, för hans föräldrar har flytt landet jagade av kronofogden. De lata dagarna vid poolen är snart över. Det sista partyt blir en orgie i överklassbeteende, allt bevittnat av de jämnåriga ungdomar som utgör tjänstefolket.