
Telling Lies in America(1997)
A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.


“You don't choose your family. We all belong to somebody, but to belong to Uxbal and Marambra, is both a blessing and a curse.”
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.

Javier Bardem
Uxbal

Maricel Álvarez
Marambra
Hanaa Bouchaib
Ana

Guillermo Estrella
Mateo

Eduard Fernández
Tito

Cheikh Ndiaye
Ekweme
Diaryatou Daff
Ige

Cheng Taishen
Hai

Luo Jin
Liwei
George Chibuikwem Chukwuma
Samuel
Biutiful is a drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of immigrant, barcelona, spain, undocumented immigrant, chinese, single father, nostalgic. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, it stars Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib. This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
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