The Beginning and the End

IMDb 7.2 1994 • 187 min • Drama

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Country

MX

Plot Summary

The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.

Top Cast

Julieta Egurrola
Julieta Egurrola Ignacia Botero
Ernesto Laguardia
Ernesto Laguardia Gabriel Botero
Bruno Bichir
Bruno Bichir Nicolás Botero
Lucía Muñoz
Lucía Muñoz Mireya Botero
Alberto Estrella
Alberto Estrella Guama Botero