Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Director:

Carlos Cuarón

Writer:

Carlos Cuarón (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 December 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

La Vida es Un Volado

Plot:

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Plot Keywords:

Soccer | Debt | Adultery | Brother Brother Relationship | Monkey

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gael García Bernal	...	Tato
Diego Luna	...	Beto
Guillermo Francella	...	Batuta
Dolores Heredia	...	Elvira
Adriana Paz	...	Toña
Jessica Mas	...	Maya
Salvador Zerboni	...	Jorge W
Tania Esmeralda Aguilar	...	Nadia
Joaquín Cosio	...	Arnulfo
Alfredo Alfonso	...	Don Casimiro
Fermín Martínez	...	DT. Obdulio
Eduardo Von	...	DT. Bruno Lopéz
Jorge Zárate	...	Voz Bruno López
Axel Ricco	...	Mena
Harold Torres	...	Trompo Tovar

Also Known As:

Rough and Vulgar (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Toto (Mexico) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

Netherlands:103 min | USA:103 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Cihuatlan, Mexico

Company:

Canana Films

Trivia:

The two sports commentators are voiced over by David Faitelson and Antonio Rosique, two popular TV personalities in Mexico.

Quotes:

Jorge W: Catch me up Rudo, it's not me, I'm just the executive, I lead the operation, it's just that they want their money, that's obvious.
Beto: Well, tell them to rise my credit.
Jorge W: I swear you man, I'm really ashamed but that's impossible. You got a Tsunami like debt, dude.
Beto: I can over pay them if they want, just give me more time, please.
Jorge W: No Rudo, I'd love to but I really can't
[Asks a Market Attendant]
Jorge W: Excuse me, you got Pampers Ultra Supreme?
[the attendant says no]
Jorge W: Shiiit! Look Rudo, you ain't got a limit, you make huge bets, you love blow man.
Beto: No, I only use that stuff because it helps me with the game.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Edited into "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (#1.6)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

I Want You To Want Me

Excellent movie

I saw this at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The two main characters are brothers and polar opposites in terms of the roles they have. One being fun, jokey laughable while the other is more gritty, serious and intense. Depending on who was on screen, the story weaved from pleasing comedy to suspenseful drama. The movie is based around the 2 brothers being plucked from banana plantation obscurity into footballing limelight but this is by no means a movie about football. It's more about the the brothers yearning for fame and fortune and their determination to provide better lives for their loved ones. The directors and actors were present at the screening and asked the audience to watch this "not as a foreign movie but simply as a movie." With that in mind, don't go to see this looking for strong statement about Mexico City, go and see it for the story and acting itself.