Insights from the Cinematic World: January 26, 2011

Biutiful is about a man embroiled in shady dealings who is confronted by a childhood friend, now a policeman.

Biutiful

Biutiful is a drama film directed by Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Javier Bardem. It is Iñárritu’s first directorial feature since Babel and his first film in his native Spanish language since his debut feature Amores perros.The film follows Uxbal (Bardem), an underworld figure and devoted single dad, through his attempts to reconcile with a past love and secure a future for his children as his own death draws near.

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