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Film · 10 connectionsVeneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.
Directed byDavid Pablos
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2026 · 91 min · Action · Crime · Thriller
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
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2020 · 99 min · Drama · History
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2018 · 115 min · Crime · Drama
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2023 · 123 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller
A young man from a small mining town embroils himself with a wealthy family with a dubious past.
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2013 · 97 min · Drama
Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.
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2019 · 112 min · Drama
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2024 · 102 min · Crime · Thriller
After shrewdly seizing his chance to join a money-laundering scheme, a modest valet dives into a world of fast cash, fast cars — and an inevitable crash.
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2012 · 115 min · Drama
Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to eliminate one another.
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Togo just wants to watch his neighbors' homes, wash their cars and clean up their sidewalks. But the drug traffickers want more from him.
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2022 · 115 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller
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