Product Description

In the devastated urban landscape of Mexico City, in the course of a day, the lives of a handful of characters intertwine. Malboro just got out of jail and goes looking for his brother, Cucu, who perhaps was the reason for his imprisonment. Over the course of 24 hours, they will have time to be reunited and forgive one another, but also to commit a robbery which leads them to mix with people of other social spheres.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46469 in DVD
• Brand: BICHIR,DEMIAN
• Released on: 2008-09-16
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 112 minutes

Customer Reviews

"The Truthless Truth"
Often the characters speak the phrase "the truthless truth." The oxymoronic nature of the phrase is meant to signify the rough edges of this film. This film has about three storylines; two come together, but one seems like a red herring. A man says "I win and lose at the same time." There's a boxing motif that centers around losing matches on purpose. This is meant to be an ironic, complex work, but it didn't necessarily please my higher-level mental faculties.
I would say we Americans have an image of Mexico as being traditional and conservative, however, this film presents it as having all the risqu'e qualities of the US. An innocent-looking father figure helps the two main characters commit a highly unethical crime. Mothers are portrayed as unloving and participating in illegal markets. A teenage girl that you would think epitomizes chastity admits to voyeurism and has a highly raunchy scene with her mother's former love.
This film has male and female nudity. One actor, Bechir, looks like U2's The Edge, especially with the knit cap he sports. However, the Edge has a hairy chest and this actor doesn't. This is approximately the third Spanish-language film I've seen in which a man wants a former love back when he is the one who caused the break-up; also husbands or boyfriends know that women are cuckolding them and they do little to challenge the women about it. I wonder if this is a cultural concern or an issue that foreign filmmakers are trying to bring to light more so than their US equivalents.
I translate "Fuera del cielo" as "Outside of Heaven." Perhaps the rough edges and dark mood of the work is meant to be infernal. Maybe this is a way of saying things are not bright and communal south of our nation.