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Mexico8 Essential Mexican FilmsStop 3 of 8

Y tu mamá también

2001 · 106 min · Drama

Two privileged Mexican teenagers talk an alluring older woman into a spontaneous road trip to a mythical beach, and the journey becomes a raucous, poignant lesson in friendship, desire, and mortality. Alfonso Cuarón's frank, sun-drenched coming-of-age drama.

Why it’s here

A Mexican road film about youth, class, sexuality, and national landscape.

Runtime
106 min
Genre
Drama · Romance
Mood
romantic · thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit

Content notes: sexual content Non-exhaustive

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Part of 8 Essential Mexican Films

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