Discoveries from Mexico World Cinema

A group of friends have to clean up the house after a party sooner than expected; the problem is that Ulises, the host, is hungover and dead asleep.

A story of how some unscrupulous people use power and their dirty minds to take advantage of the miseries of the most needy and thus manipulate them to achieve their criminal objectives, leading them to commit unimaginable violations and marking them for the rest of their lives.

A sculptor turns to his dreams for artistic inspiration, his unconscious will manifest in a way never seen before.

In Mexico, a country where indigenous people are increasingly displaced and discriminated against, Lupita, a survivor of one of the worst massacres in the country’s history, finds her voice in a movement led by indigenous women. The film intimately follows Lupita, a Tzotzil Maya woman, as she takes on the responsibility to be the spokeswoman of her people. Part lyrical testimony, part tribute to 500 years of indigenous resistance, this film mediates the point-of-view of a brave woman who must balance the demands of motherhood with her high stakes choices to reeducate and restore justice to the world.

Young couple run off to join the Mexican Revolution, in part because she has a crush on Francisco Villa.

Inspired by a real news story, this tale follows a couple whose romantic getaway takes an unexpected turn. When the man proposes marriage, their moment of joy unfolds against the backdrop of unsettling events, weaving a narrative of love, vulnerability, and unforeseen challenges.

A naive but humane student leaves his town with the ambition to become a doctor, promising to return to help his people, who see him as a local hero.

Every morning at school, when girls and boys stand in their lines, Sam, an alien boy, is confronted with his situation: he doesn't fit into this society where everything has to be classified. However, thanks to a teacher he will find his place in the world.

This film follows Arturo Belano, alter ego of the writer Roberto Bolaño, shared with his creator a great part of his biography. The director searches for him in places where his stories and novels occur, meeting with real and imaginary characters, in a territory where reality and fiction have a diffuse frontier. A new form of literary biopic, where the writer and his character turn into one and only person.

The second night of Fantastica Mania 2026 was a professional wrestling event co-produced by Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on February 21, 2026 at CHRES Gymnasium in Kochi, Japan.

Charlie receives strange phone calls, maybe from the beyond? What's on the other end of the phone? It doesn't matter, as long as we imagine Sisyphus happy.

Led by the words of an old man, we will witness the extraordinary event that changed the life of a village forgotten amid the fog.

Ana, a devout nine-year-old girl, pushes her faith to the limit in hopes of divine intervention.

A young poet is driven mad by his internal demons.

Two boys and two girls hook up at the big festival in a neighboring town. Once they get back home they have to deal with their families' plans for them, which may not include their new sweethearts.

Singer's-rise-to-stardom plot combined with long-lost-son plot.

A man in a striped suit walks until he encounters a wall that will not let him pass. He desperately tries to overcome this obstacle

In the Isthmus of Oaxaca, Binnizá: Guardians of the Clouds celebrates Indigenous creativity and storytelling, revealing how these traditions preserve cultural heritage for future generations.

Two sisters have been evicted from their home. Older sister Lupe takes responsibility for the move while younger sister Luz is under the spell of her boyfriend.

In early 1860's Mexico, Nicolás (Contreras Torres) wants to marry Manuela (Chavarri) but she runs off with bandit El Zarco (Cantalauba) She soon becomes disillusioned by her lover's cruelty and the brutality of bandit life. In the meantime, Nicolas has turned his romantic attentions to Pilar, Manuela's adopted sister. At the climax. El Zarco is captured and shot, Nicolas marries Pilar, and Manuela dies.

Mexican feature film

Drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering are some of the obstacles/problems Cesar Arizpe has to deal with as a Drug Enforcement Agent. Fighting crime on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border he becomes more and more involved in his investigation. With so much work, Agent Cesar Arizpe barely finds time to spend with his family and that becomes even a bigger problem.

Biography of early-1800s Mexican priest/statesman.

Two Air force pilots are best friends in that competitive, always picking fights with each other way.

Moments before he will be executed by the French Intervention Army, the liberal leader reads a love letter by his girlfriend. His memories provide the poetic pictures of this romantic historical drama.

Daniel and Jorge are a couple who lead a calm life inside their small apartment. However, things will quickly change as strange events lead them to wonder if they are, really, the only ones living there or if an unexpected presence is reclaiming the space it believes to be its own.

Javier Espada's documentary about the making of Bunuel's masterpiece "Los Olvidados".

Roberto is put to the test when he succumbs to his temptations and this causes him to be at the mercy of a criminal, who rapes the woman who gave him emotional and psychological strength in the most difficult times for him.

Miranda Beckett is an asexual 20-year-old teacher who begins a loving relationship with Mark, the young and sexy school janitor who dreams of being a stand-up comedian and prioritizes sexual pleasure over anything else. One night, she is brutally murdered.

It's the most important day in one of the five counties when Romeo is visited by Lucio. Kind at first, quickly states his mission, he is here to kill him. Meanwhile, Romeo's grandma talks about the life of her grandson.

A diver is pursuing an olympic medal, but the illness of a loved one arises unexpectedly. His only opportunity is decided on the trampoline.

A geography teacher hires a male sex worker, yet the man is not what he appears to be.

He escaped that night without knowing that Valeria would be there... Luca had no idea that his life would change forever.

Ricardo O'Farrill brings his sharp, observational humor to the stage with a relentless sarcasm and specific Mexican sensibility. Prepare for mockery.

Don Aurelio, a powerful man, is capable of destroying anyone who tries to take his daughter Leticia, his joy and rejoicing. At the same time, she is willing to do anything to get rid of him.

Traces is an existential Western about a renegade man who is haunted by his inner demons for the crimes he committed throughout his life as he pursues his search for peace and redemption.

The celebration of a seemingly perfect birthday gradually reveals a series of abuses, which trigger a fatal confrontation.

An arms trafficker awakens the hatred between two brothers.

In 1978, when rock was banned in Mexico, four friends dared to initiate a punk revolt.

Andrés, a young man, devastated because of the death of his beloved Eva, makes a gamble with a ghost. If he wins, Eva will arise, if he doesn't he has to give the ghost one of his eyes.

Shipboard romance/comedy between a female executive and a guy with a lot of buttons on his tunic.

Maggie, a psychologist haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her girlfriend, returns to a secluded coastal town in Mexico seeking answers. As she delves deeper, the seemingly tranquil village reveals a chilling secret lurking beneath its surface—one that threatens to consume her in a nightmare she cannot escape.

Jorge asks Noah for a special favor that questions the limits of friendship and his identity.

Between documentary and painting in movement, poetry and magic, these film portraits intend to capture the spirit of each of its subjects, as well as that of a genetration (early 80’s). The portraits present generally Mexican and New York City artists, friends and contemporaries of the filmmaker.

Serial killer breaks out of jail, goes looking for the guy who caused his arrest, has a lot of fun along the way.

Two brothers live next door to a beautiful young woman and her still-attractive mother. Each decides to win one of them over, setting off a chain of mix-ups and misunderstandings that only come to an end once both romances finally take shape.

What does the re-greening of Antarctica mean for seemingly distant places like Mexico? “The Stride of Lichen” narrates the story of Antarctic glacier ice, its encounter with the sea, and the advance of lichen and moss. Meanwhile, a community is forced to live only in memories on the Mexican coast.

Valentina, a ten-year-old girl, lives with her conservative and religious family. As she watches her teenage sisters navigate their adolescence, Valentina's own childhood begins to fade. Her innocent curiosity gradually transforms into a harsh moral judgment, directed both at herself and her sisters, as she grapples with the confusing onset of puberty.

This is the story of how a lamb becomes birria—the first tale in the anthology Freak Animal.