Review of Güeros (2014) by Gerardo C — 02 Feb 2016

Una buena mezcla de cómico y trágico. Me encantó.

This review of Güeros (2014) was written by Gerardo C on 02 Feb 2016.

Güeros has generally received very positive reviews.

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Una de las consecuencias de la huelga en la Universidad Nacional (UNAM), narrada cámara en mano siguiendo los pasos de una juventud desencantada…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 06 Sep 2015

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 16 Sep 2015

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By Nick James (16) for Sight and Sound (827) on 14 Sep 2015

As self-aware black-and-white, nouvelle-vague-tribute fever dreams go, Güeros is surprisingly beautiful, inventive and convincing…

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By Carlos D (596) on 15 Feb 2015

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By Rebecca Pahle (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 18 May 2015

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By Robert Horton (590) for HeraldNet (Everett, WA) (288) on 24 Jun 2015

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