El Güero

A slow-building unease settles in as a stranger's presence grates against a wary community, tightening toward a tense, inevitable reckoning.

Directed by

Lucía Lalor, Wenceslao Arias

Overview

A man working for a U.S. company arrives in a coastal town in Mexico to supervise the construction of the first hotel in the area. He starts feeling uncomfortable as the townspeople express their frustration over the invasion of their beaches, until one night the confrontation reaches a breaking point.

How it feels

Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Class, power, colonialism, isolation

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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