MUBI Fernando Eimbcke · Drama, Comedy · 1h 39m
Mexico · Spanish · Jul 2, 2026
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Yes. It is a tender, precisely observed two-hander for viewers who like quiet dramas, even if its premise of a reluctant carer and a lonely child is familiar.
In Mexico City, a solitary middle-aged woman named Olga rents a spare room to a man whose wife is hospitalized across the street, hoping to cover her own upcoming surgery. When he has to leave town, he quietly leaves his nine-year-old son in her care, and the boy's presence slowly cracks open a life she had sealed shut against grief.
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Netflix Gabriel Ripstein · Comedy, Drama, Biography · 1h 35m
Mexico · Spanish · Jun 5, 2026
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It depends. Diego Luna makes this World Cup comedy fun company for football and satire fans, but viewers wanting a sharp exposé of its scandal will find it lightweight.
When Colombia backs out of hosting the 1986 World Cup, a mid-level federation bureaucrat named Martín de la Torre sees a once-in-a-lifetime opening and talks, bluffs, and schemes his way into bringing the tournament to Mexico. Diego Luna leads this loosely fact-based satire of the backroom deals and television-network muscle that made Mexico the first two-time World Cup host.
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