Y tu mamá también (2001)

Directed by

Alfonso Cuarón

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,771 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage boys in Mexico befriend an older woman and invite her on a road trip to a remote beach. Over the course of the journey, their friendships and desires are tested against the backdrop of the country's changing political landscape.

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What happens

Y tu mamá también (English: And Your Mama Too) is a 2001 Mexican coming-of-age sex comedy road film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who co-wrote the script with his brother Carlos. It follows two teenage boys who take a road trip with a woman in her late twenties and stars Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, and Maribel Verdú, with narration by Daniel Giménez Cacho. It is set in 1999 against the backdrop of Mexico's political and economic realities, specifically at the end of the uninterrupted seven decades of presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the rise of the opposition led by Vicente Fox. In addition to directing and co-writing the film, Cuarón also produced it with Jorge Vergara and edited it alongside Alex Rodríguez. The film's explicit depiction of sex, nudity, and drug use caused complications in its rating. In Mexico, it earned $2.2 million its first weekend, setting a new record for the highest box office opening in Mexican cinema. In 2002, it was released in English-speaking markets under its Spanish title, with a limited release in the United States. It received critical acclaim, particularly for Cuarón’s direction, the screenplay, and the performances of the three leads, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards and for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards. Since its release, it has been regarded as one of the best films of the 2000s and the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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