Biutiful

Oct 20, 2010

2h 28m

★ 7.2

You don't choose your family. We all belong to somebody, but to belong to Uxbal and Marambra, is both a blessing and a curse.

Overview

This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Menage Atroz

Mod Producciones

Focus Features

Ikiru Films

Cha Cha Chá

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Cast

Uxbal

Javier Bardem

Marambra

Maricel Álvarez

Ana

Hanaa Bouchaib

Mateo

Guillermo Estrella

Tito

Eduard Fernández

Ekweme

Cheikh Ndiaye

Ige

Diaryatou Daff

Hai

Cheng Taishen

Liwei

Luo Jin

Samuel

George Chibuikwem Chukwuma

Lang Sofia Lin

Chino Obeso

Yodian Yang

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