Oscar-nominated triptych of stories about Mexico City. In Spanish with subtitles. For most of the way, then, it's as if Tarantino had gone to Mexico City and decided to make a film about its dogfights, beautiful billboard models and wino hitmen. This is a film, you should know, of some repute and honor. The young Mexican director has won a small bushel of festival prizes, including one at last year's Cannes Festival.
Dogs are one thread that unites all three stories.
These are people who, for the most part, behave like dogs - before they get to the reservoir. The first and, by far, the most savage of the stories is set in the Mexican world of dogfighting. This is not footage that could be entirely faked. Dogs aren't actors. Their fangs are real.