Underplayed Gems

Elisa Before the End of the World (1997)

Elisa Before the End of the World poster
Original title
Elisa antes del fin del mundo
Directed by
Juan Antonio de la Riva
Genre
drama film, children's film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle-class family in Mexico City struggles with money and safety after the peso crisis. The story follows a young girl watching her parents cope with the economic fallout and rising crime in their neighborhood.

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What happens

Elisa Before the End of the World (Spanish: Elisa antes del fin del mundo) is a 1997 Mexican drama directed by Juan Antonio de la Riva and produced by Roberto Gómez Bolaños. Set during the aftermath of the Mexican peso crisis, the film depicts the impact of the economic recession caused by the peso devaluation on middle-class families, as well as the insecurity problems in Mexico City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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