Golden Globe Foreign-Language Nominee from Mexico & Spain Co-presented with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: BIUTIFUL January 14, 2011

Golden Globe Foreign-Language Nominee from Mexico & Spain Co-presented with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: BIUTIFUL, 2010, 147 min. From director Alejandro González Iñárritu (AMORES PERROS, 21 GRAMS) comes this stylized, surreal portrait of single father Uxbal (Javier Bardem), scraping by in the present-day Barcelona slums working as a liaison between illegal immigrants from Senegal and China and those who exploit them for work. A psychic ability allows Uxbal to relay messages between the recently deceased and their relatives, but when death appears imminent in his own path, he must settle the life he will leave behind. Iñárritu’s intense, harshly-lit imagery, a piercing soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla, and a masterfully emotional performance from Bardem provide a lens into the world of a man forced to confront the corruption of his livelihood and find redemption for himself. "A sublime epic, and possibly the best film of the year by a long way." -Anthony Kaufman, IFC.com. In Spanish with English subtitles

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