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2001 · 106 min · NR

Y Tu Mamá También

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · Drama, Romance

Y Tu Mamá También (2001) is a Drama film, directed by Alfonso Cuarón set in Mexico City and Mexico during the 1990s–2000s. It runs 106 minutes and is rated NR.

A road trip, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of coming of age and grief & loss play out through frame narrative.

Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Cast
Maribel VerdúGael García BernalDiego LunaDaniel Giménez CachoDiana BrachoVerónica LangerMaría AuraEmilio Echevarría

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Mexico CityMexico
Setting
UrbanRuralCoastal Sea
When
1990s2000s

Premise & themes

Premise
Road Trip
Themes
Coming Of AgeGrief & Loss
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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