Neighborhood of Champions (1981)

Original title

Barrio de campeones

Directed by

Fernando Vallejo

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young men in a Mexican barrio struggle with their hopes and disappointments. The story follows their lives as they face limited opportunities and personal losses.

melancholicgroundedintrospectiveslow-burnbleakreflectivepersonalearnest

What happens

Barrio de campeones es una película mexicana de 1982, dirigida por Fernando Vallejo. Después de esta película, Vallejo abandonó el cine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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