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The Beginning and the End
“Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece”
74%
Movie
3h 7m
AI Analysis
The Beginning and the End (1994) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Beginning and the End (1994) — a movie tagged as Drama with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She bel… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~187 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Beginning and the End 74% (16 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Beginning and the End is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
74%
from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1994-06-24
- Runtime
- 3h 7m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 133757
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What is The Beginning and the End about?
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Beginning and the End?
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How long is the movie The Beginning and the End?
The official runtime for The Beginning and the End is approximately 187 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero
Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero
Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero
Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero
Alberto Estrella
Guama Botero
Verónica Merchant
Natalia
Luis Felipe Tovar
César
Blanca Guerra
Julia
Luisa Huertas
Isabel
Julián Pastor
Luján
Ernesto Yáñez
Polvorón
Alonso Echánove
Cariñoso
Alejandro Parodi
Rector
Darío T. Pie
Maurer
- L
Luis Rábago
Guardiola
- G
Graciela Bernardos
Señora
Jorge Fegán
Absalón
- A
Alejandra Montoya
Tamara
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