Raw, visceral storytelling as a car accident inextricably links the lives of three perfect strangers.
Looking to escape a life of poverty and misery, Octavio (Gael García Bernal) has saved money through his beloved Rottweiler and illegal dog fights. Local supermodel Valeria (Goya Toledo) has moved into a new apartment with her married lover Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero) and pampered pooch, Richie. Homeless drifter and former political activist El Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) wonders the streets of Mexico City with his collection of stray dogs. It’s Octavio, driver of the car in a desperate attempt to leave behind the violence of the streets, who changes lives.
Gritty, bloody, violent from director Alejandro G. Iñárritu in his feature film debut, Amores perros is a fierce crescendo as several narratives meet head on, taking no prisoners.
Nominated for best foreign language film Oscar in 2001.
Rating: 83%
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant, Babel)
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga (The Burning Plain, Babel)
Main cast: Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries, Bad Education), Emilio Echevarría (Y tu mamá también, Babel), Goya Toledo (Marsella, La Fortaleza), Álvaro Guerrero (The Mission, La civil), Marco Pérez (Gloria, Desierto), Adriana Barraza (Babel, Thor).
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