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Biutiful

2010 · 148 min · Drama

In the gritty underworld of Barcelona, a devoted single father dying of cancer scrambles to provide for his two children and set his affairs in order, haunted by guilt and a strange connection to the dead. Alejandro González Iñárritu's somber, wrenching drama starring Javier Bardem.

Runtime
148 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama
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Part of 10 Essential Spanish Films

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