BIUTIFUL
by Alejandro González Iñárritu
synopsis
The story of Uxbal. Devoted father. Tormented lover. Mystified son. Underground businessman. Friend of the disposed. Ghost seeker. Spiritual sensitive. A survivor at the invisible margins in today’s Barcelona. Uxbal, sensing the danger of death, tries to reconcile with love and save his children, as he tries to save himself. Uxbal’s story is simple: just one of the complex realities that we all live in today.
| international title: | Biutiful |
| original title: | Biutiful |
| country: | Spain, Mexico |
| year: | 2010 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| film run: | 138' |
| release date: | FR 20/10/2010, NO 29/10/2010, ES 03/12/2010, BE 22/12/2010, UK 28/01/2011, NL 3/02/2011, IT 04/02/2011, DE 10/03/2011 |
| screenplay: | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| cast: | Maricel Álvarez, Javier Bardem, Hanna Bouchaib, Diarytou Daff, Guillermo Estrella, Eduard Fernández, Luo Jin, Rubén Ochandiano, Cheng Tai Shen |
| cinematography by: | Rodrigo Prieto |
| film editing: | Stephen Mirrione |
| art director: | Brigitte Broch |
| music: | Gustavo Santolalla |
| producer: | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| production: | Mod Producciones, Ikiru Films, Menage Atroz |
| distributor: | ARP Sélection, Benelux Films Distributors Belgium (BFD), StudioCanal, A-Film Distribution, Prokino Filmverleih Gmbh |
