Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

Even when your luck runs out, some things never change.

R 2008 · 102 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Drama

Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.

Directed by Carlos Cuarón · Written by Carlos Cuarón

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