Dark Cities (2002)
"Ciudades oscuras" (original title)

Director:

Fernando Sariñana

Writers:

Juan Madrid (stories), Enrique Renteria (screenplay),

Stars:

Alejandro Tommasi, Alonso Echánove, Bruno Bichir

2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alejandro Tommasi	...	Rubio
Alonso Echánove	...	Casimiro
Bruno Bichir	...	Satanás
Demián Bichir	...	Mario
Diego Luna	...	Fede
Dolores Heredia	...	Lola
Héctor Suárez	...	Pollo
Ximena Ayala	...	Susana (as Jimena Ayala)
Jesús Ochoa	...	Riquelme
Odiseo Bichir	...	Javo
Roberto Sosa	...	Vicente
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez	...	Zezé
Javier Zaragoza	...	Hombre
Lourdes Echevarría	...	Manu
Magda Vizcaíno	...	Clarita

Storyline

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Taglines:

Aquí vivimos.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Offical site [mx]

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Dark City

Company Credits

Production Co:

Altavista Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Veneno Producciones

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Great Ensemble Cast, á la "Pulp Fiction"

If you ever wanted to see together some of the most famous Mexican Comedy actors today, this is the movie to see, although it has more crude violence, á la "Pulp Fiction", than humor.

Director Fernando Sariñana ("TODO EL PODER") delivers a fine work ensambling a very talented cast, plus much camerawork -the kind you would find in a music video- and a series of stories and characters that mix altogether at various points in the movie, all in the so-called "historical downtown" of Mexico City.

This is a place where ruthless cops, hookers and junkies coexist with troubled teens, couples and ordinary people; all of them sharing the same "law of the jungle": harm or get harmed. Perhaps "CIUDADES OSCURAS" (Dark Cities) is written in plural because the stories and relationships depicted could be happening in metropolitan cities everywhere, every time.

Kudos to the Bichir brothers -Bruno, Demian and Odiseo- who deserve a special mention here, and a chance to be in international films.