Two Embraces

Two Embraces

96 mins | May 26, 2007

Mexican director Enrique Begne's drama Two Embraces (AKA Dos Abrazos, 2007) follows four lonely and disenfranchised urbanites in contemporary Mexico City: a preteen boy under tremendous emotional strain, the pretty cashier with whom he is infatuated, an enraged and embittered cabbie, and the estranged daughter of one of his fares. Per the film's title, these characters pair off, finding unexpected hope and salvation in one another.

Two Embraces

96 mins | May 26, 2007

Two Embraces
Mexican director Enrique Begne's drama Two Embraces (AKA Dos Abrazos, 2007) follows four lonely and disenfranchised urbanites in contemporary Mexico City: a preteen boy under tremendous emotional strain, the pretty cashier with whom he is infatuated, an enraged and embittered cabbie, and the estranged daughter of one of his fares. Per the film's title, these characters pair off, finding unexpected hope and salvation in one another.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Altavista Films, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), Ollin Studio, Vietnam, Equipment & Film Design, Cletus Catering
Original title Dos Abrazos
Directors Roberto Chellet, Enrique Begné, Jorge Patiño
Writers Adrián Munguía, Paula Markovitch

Cast

Giovani Florido

as Paco

Maya Zapata

as Silvina

Jorge Zárate

as Joaquín

Ximena Sariñana

as Laura

Alan Andree

as Jorge

Carmen Beato

as Lucía

Alan Chávez

as Jorge

Alan Sánchez

as Tito

Emilio Caballero

as Nicolás

Fermín Martínez

as Subgerente

Sergio Jurado

as Padre de Paco

Carlos Aragón

as Profesor

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

as Madre de Silvina

Alfredo Sevilla

as Director de escuela

Josefo Rodríguez

as Pasajero

Elia Domenzaín

as Mujer Lavandería

Miguel Couturier

as El Pasajero

Gloria Silvia

as Anciana Hospital

Ricardo Barona

as Médico

Cheli Godínez

as Enfermera

Tania Cabagne

as Enfermera 2

José Sefami

as Amigo Apuestas

Pedro Altamirano

as Hombre Apuestas

Isi Rojano

as Hombre Mantenimiento

Jorge Patiño

as Amigo del Café