Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.
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Search JustWatch for current options →If Chicuarotes hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
What ties these together is feeling powerless, loss of innocence, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: class and money and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: bleak, haunting, escalating, and episodic.
Like Chicuarotes, this one is rooted in feeling powerless and belonging. They share the same lens on poverty, family wounds passed down, and corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: bleak, haunting, and escalating.
Both films sit with feeling powerless, loss of innocence, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on poverty, family wounds passed down, and corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: bleak, haunting, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Like Chicuarotes, this one is rooted in loss of innocence and feeling powerless. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions, class and money, and family wounds passed down. Same energy: bleak, haunting, and escalating.
Like Chicuarotes, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are, belonging, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: bleak, dark comedy, and escalating.
Like Chicuarotes, this one is rooted in loss of innocence and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down, corrupt institutions, and class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Like Chicuarotes, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and feeling powerless. They share the same lens on class and money, family wounds passed down, and corrupt institutions. Same energy: bleak, haunting, and escalating.
