Summary
José lives with his mother in Guatemala: a tough life in one of the world's most dangerous, religious, and impoverished countries. José is her youngest and favorite child, and her life is going to church and selling sandwiches.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 81Audiences 65GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer86%
Metascore75
User score7.1
IMDb6.6
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 40 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+30Released
2020
January 31, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Guatemala- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Li Cheng Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- George F. Roberson Screenplay, Producer
Camera · 1
- Paolo Giron Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Lenz Claure Editor
Sound · 5
- Chen Yao Original Music Composer
- Omar Juárez Sound Designer
- Jacob Jiménez Sound Mixer
- Miguel Ángel Beltrán Arauz Sound Editor
- Alejandro Mayorquin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Beatriz Lantán Costume Design
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