Raúl Briones

Raised in opulence and culture, a boy's life contrasts with the darkness that seeps in from his father's criminal activities in this dark comedy.

In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.

Six women share a common 'friend': madness. It visits us all, pushes us to decide reality, to make daring decisions and to transform our lives.

This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.

An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.

Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, his workers and the land will be dangerously disrupted.

After a magical encounter with a flower, Moisés and his child Samy embark on a journey of discovery and transformation. Through an ancient tale and Samy’s perspective, a world full of colors begins to unfold, where other ways of existing start to reveal themselves.

Milena, a 15-year-old girl, gets to know an older man online. Upon encountering him in real life, her fate changes irreversibly.

While their mother unpacks removal boxes, Valentina (5) and Quique (11) run riot around the flat. Their parents have separated. When their father picks them up to show them his new, old life, the children receive a painful glimpse into the adult world.

A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro Cardenas and journalist Alberto Miranda.

Fabiola, 38 weeks pregnant, is leading her U16 boys' basketball team in the Mexico City finals. As the game heats up, her water breaks, leaving everyone wondering what will happen next.

After 15 years, Mateo returns to the old textile factory to say goodbye to his recently deceased mother. Incidentally, he will have to spend time with his alcoholic father, whom he can't stand.

After a threat, a journalist stops publishing. His search for justice leads him to meet his destiny and a mythological being who takes care of the abandoned childhood.

Rafaela is a young nun who belongs to a precarious congregation. For some time, a recurring dream has haunted her. At the same time, she is sent to a nearby town in search of the new archbishop. Along the way, she will experience extraordinary encounters that will either advance or retreat from her path.

Elías is a boy who faces abandonment by his mother, but is willing to do everything to see her again.

The story of three brothers arises between dreams, ideals and frustrations in the context of a community rebellion to defend their river from a construction company.

An intimate portrait of Sofía and Mateo, a couple who embark on a journey to decide whether or not they are still together, fractured by their differences.

Víctor, takes refuge in another country after surviving a violent kidnapping where he clings to the monotony of self-confinement, but life is upended when he meets seven-year-old neighbor Santiago.

There is something that has tormented Cristina since she was the age of her little daughter Regina and that could endanger the happiness of both of them. Because the scars of a traumatic past can be passed on to children and that is what Cristina wants to avoid at all costs but does not know how.

Álvaro is a young photographer conducting a study photographing parts of the human body. Someone told him that at the Mina baths in the Guerrero neighborhood, there's an employee with a "God-sized penis." They call him El Corsario. Inside a private room at the steam baths, Álvaro wants to take his picture. The negotiation becomes a ritual that gives free rein to Jean Genet's intuition: the winner will get either hugged or stabbed. Whatever it is, it has to go deep.

Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.

Rosario Castellanos is an introverted university student who doesn't seem to belong to her time. In the early 1950s in Mexico City, she is fighting to have voice heard in a society run by men. She is about to become one of the biggest female writers in Mexican literature, but her tumultuous love story with Ricardo Guerra will manifest her fragility and contradictions. At the peak of her career and her marriage, she will ignite a discussion that will mark a turning point in her life.

A tale about the fragile lives of four characters during a month of their lives. One of them, Ana, is waiting for a kidney donor.

Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.

Mexican Caribbean islands are famous for their spectacular beauty. The vast distance where them are found, has transformed them into dens of heartless men, prepared to whatever they need to do in order to remain anonymous. Three young people decide to visit one of these islands, without knowing that there is something inside that can separate them forever.

A fateful day reunites an estranged family in Mexico City, where a chain of events shifts their romantic relationships and uncovers a monumental secret.

The space will be witness of dreams, hopes, disappointments and dramatic destinies of its residents, delivering an intimate human history of Mexico through the decades. La Habitación will reunite eight directors that will expose the reality of each historical period resulting in a profound and inspiring portrait of modern Mexico.

Aurelio and Citlali meet each other in a small hotel of Mexico City during the darkest days of theirs lives. He just buried his son, murdered in broad daylight. She had to abandon her daughter with her violent father. Aurelio wants the police to do their job and capture his son’s murderers. Citlali needs a legal document to fight for her daughter’s custody.

Three men struggling to survive their spatial and temporal limits in front of and within a witness: the mountain.

A bowling alley employee of the month struggles with the romance in his life.

The economy has collapsed. In a universe of moral and economic impoverishment, we find Flavia, a spoiled teenager with artistic aspirations that are somewhat frustrated when she is not accepted at the University. Her neighbor Martin, a mature man with rigid routines, is her antipode. When Flavia meets Martin, there are sparks of friction at all times, and the situation is unlikely to get any better.

In Alonso Ruizpalacios’ bracing and stylish film, security guards in an armoured van try to manage the stress that comes from being close to a pile of cash in Mexico City. The team’s stability is imperilled when one member nears his boiling point.

After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, a hypochondriac compulsively obsessed with avoiding sudden death. Their relationship moves through suspicion, fear and compassion to tenderness and love.

Follows Candelaria, a 18-year old who must survive a devastated country in a vaguely anachronistic 2040 where sinister military forces rule.