Principio y fin
Original title: The Beginning and the End
“Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece”
1993 · 3 h 7 min
Directed by 
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo RipsteinCast
Ernesto Laguardia Julieta Egurrola 
Blanca Guerra Verónica Merchant Bruno Bichir Alberto Estrella
Credits
Written by: 
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Plot
A Mexican family sinks into poverty after the father's death, as the mother sacrifices her elder children for the youngest.
Sinekatalog’s take
A merciless, masterly Ripstein drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (523 votes)
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