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Elite Squad - Harrowing Movie from Jose Padilha
Demand for copies of Elite Squad caused a frenzy of pirate videos to flood Brazil, and on release director Padilha was arrested for daring to tarnish the image of BOPE. more...
A look back at the 2000 film Amores Perros which brought its director Inarritu and star Bernal to the attention of the world. more...
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Dangerous Rio Stars in City of God
By: Gil Mansergh
Fernando Meirelles cast non-actors, Alexandre Rodrigues & Leandro Firmino da Hora as soccer-playing kids trying to survive Rio de Janeiro's deadly slums in City of God. more...
Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros
By: Jeris Swanhorst
The 2000 Mexican film Amores Perros, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is a brutally honest portrait of facets of contemporary Mexican society. more...
Rodrigo Plá Directs La Zona, 2007
By: Margaret Burke
La Zona is a captivating film about paranoia, class divide, corruption and fear. Far from bleak or heavy--it feels close to the reality of most societies. more...
By: Martin G. Wood
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written with brother Carlos Cuarón, Y tu mamá también is a lovingly crafted tale of friendship transformed by an older woman. more...
Mexican-Jewish Films on the Big Screen
By: Nancy Flores
Top Mexican-Jewish films of this decade - My Mexican Shivah, Nora's Will, and Eight Candles - offer beautiful storytelling with witty comedy and unique perspectives. more...
Three Must-Watch South American Movies
By: Nancy Flores
A look at three critically acclaimed films from Chile and Argentina featured in the 2009 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in Austin, Texas. more...
Japón (2002), Directed by Carlos Reygadas
By: Martin G. Wood
Carlos Reygadas' Japón is heavily influenced by Andrei Tarkovsky's naturalistic style; but, falters in an effort to straddle the fence between different worlds. more...
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