Daniel Giménez Cacho

Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from rampant poverty, violence and spiritual desperation and the relentless news media force-feeds these images to the Spanish people. A popular reality television show lets the audience decide between life or death for suspected felons, and one of the opportunistic pan-handlers attempts to escape poverty through this raucous and sensational TV program.

Beatriz and the Old Man have been together for decades. Beatriz, when not bearing the brunt of the Old Man's tirades, sneaks out to take tango lessons - and to proposition her younger dance partner. The only person left to witness the aging couple's ever-escalating routine is Dinorah, the maid who will eventually take matters into her own hands.

An isolated barkeep in the desolate Siberian wilderness embarks on a journey through the dreamscapes and memories of his own unquiet mind.

Cagalera y Moloteco son dos adolescentes que buscan desesperadamente alejarse de las circunstancias opresivas en las que viven, el oscuro mundo criminal de la Ciudad de México.

Cada viernes el Coronel se pone su traje y espera pacientemente la llegada de la notificación de su pensión. En el fondo de su corazón sabe que los cheques no llegarán, pero espera pacientemente mientras llora el fallecimiento de su hijo.

La guerra civil, que destrozó El Salvador, se ve a través de los ojos de un niño. Su padre abandona la familia, mientras su madre y su hermana tratan de mantener una vida normal, en medio de combates entre rebeldes y tropas gubernamentales.

Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel.