Rudo y Cursi (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Carlos Cuarón

Writer:

Carlos Cuarón (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 December 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

La Vida es Un Volado

Plot:

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Plot Keywords:

Sibling | Soccer | Brother Brother Relationship | Black Humor | Monkey

Awards:

1 win

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Cast

Gael García Bernal	...	Tato
Diego Luna	...	Beto
Guillermo Francella	...	Batuta
Dolores Heredia	...	Elvira
Adriana Paz	...	Toña
Jessica Mas	...	Maya
Salvador Zerboni	...	Jorge W
Tania Esmeralda Aguilar	...	Nadia
Joaquín Cosio	...	Arnulfo
Alfredo Alfonso	...	Don Casimiro
Fermín Martínez	...	DT. Obdulio
Eduardo Von	...	DT. Bruno Lopéz
Jorge Zárate	...	Voz Bruno López
Axel Ricco	...	Mena
Harold Torres	...	Trompo Tovar

Also Known As:

Rough and Vulgar (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Toto (Mexico) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

Netherlands:103 min | USA:103 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Cihuatlan, Mexico

Company:

Canana Films

Trivia:

The song that 'Gael Garcia Bernal' sings ('Quiero que me Quieras') is a cover to Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me"

Quotes:

Jorge W: Catch me up Rudo, it's not me, I'm just the executive, I lead the operation, it's just that they want their money, that's obvious.
Beto: Well, tell them to rise my credit.
Jorge W: I swear you man, I'm really ashamed but that's impossible. You got a Tsunami like debt, dude.
Beto: I can over pay them if they want, just give me more time, please.
Jorge W: No Rudo, I'd love to but I really can't
[Asks a Market Attendant]
Jorge W: Excuse me, you got Pampers Ultra Supreme?
[the attendant says no]
Jorge W: Shiiit! Look Rudo, you ain't got a limit, you make huge bets, you love blow man.
Beto: No, I only use that stuff because it helps me with the game.
[...]

Soundtrack:

I Want You To Want Me

Review of Rudo y Cursi

Rudo y Cursi is a kicky movie about the giddy heights and crushing lows of the sporting life.

It's the tale of two half-brothers -- Tato (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Beto (Diego Luna) -- from a village in Mexico, who work on a banana plantation, and who become professional futbol players in Mexico City.

Their sibling conflict evolves into a face-to-face moment of crucial competition. They reach that moment in similar and yet contrasting ways.

The best thing about Rudo y Cursi is that despite its relying on many of the conventions of sports movies, it still keeps us unsure about what will happen at the end.

Will it end in fairy-tale glory like Rocky (1976), or fateful futility like Raging Bull (1980), or dramatic ennui like Fat City (1972)? One isn't sure.

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