Sujo is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez starring Juan Jesús Varela.[3] It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. It is a co-production between Mexico, the United States and France.
The film follows a young boy, Sujo, after his father, a member of a Mexican cartel, is assassinated, and the struggles of growing up without a father, and disassociating from the blood-soaked legacy that he inherits.
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Josué, a sicario for the cartel, is assassinated, leaving his 4-year-old son, Sujo behind. Sujo's aunts, Nemesia and Rosalia, take him to be raised in a remote mountain shack. Sujo spends his childhood in isolation, with only his aunts and Rosalia's sons, Jai and Jeremy.
As the boys grow older, Sujo and his peers rebel and become involved with the drug violence around them. During a turf war, Jeremy is killed, and Sujo's aunt Nemesia sends him off to live in Mexico City.[4]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[5]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6] Film critic Carlos Aguilar graded the film an 'A', citing the film as "intricate in meaning and scope."[7]
Referencesedit
^Jones, Holly (January 18, 2024). "UTA Snaps Up Domestic Sales for Buzzy Mexican Sundance Title 'Sujo,' 'Identifying Features' Creators' Unconventional Narco Narrative (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
^"Soju". Sundance Film Festival. from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^"Program Guide | 2024 Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
^Delgado, Eliza (January 21, 2024). "'Sujo': Growing Up in Drug Wars - The Daily Utah Chronicle". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
^Aguilar, Carlos (January 19, 2024). "'Sujo' Review: A Darkly Lyrical Portrait of the Systems That Force Mexican Men Into the Drug Wars". IndieWire. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
sujo, 2024, drama, film, written, directed, astrid, rondero, fernanda, valadez, starring, juan, jesús, varela, premiered, 2024, sundance, film, festival, where, world, cinema, dramatic, grand, jury, prize, production, between, mexico, united, states, france, d. Sujo is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez starring Juan Jesus Varela 3 It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize It is a co production between Mexico the United States and France SujoDirected byAstrid Rondero Fernanda ValadezWritten byAstrid Rondero Fernanda ValadezProduced byAstrid Rondero Fernanda Valadez Diana Arcega Jewerl Keats Ross Virginie Devesa Jean Baptiste Bailly MaitreCinematographyXimena AmannProductioncompanyAlpha Violet 1 Running time126 minutes 2 CountriesMexico United States FranceLanguageSpanish Contents 1 Premise 2 Plot 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPremise editThe film follows a young boy Sujo after his father a member of a Mexican cartel is assassinated and the struggles of growing up without a father and disassociating from the blood soaked legacy that he inherits Plot editJosue a sicario for the cartel is assassinated leaving his 4 year old son Sujo behind Sujo s aunts Nemesia and Rosalia take him to be raised in a remote mountain shack Sujo spends his childhood in isolation with only his aunts and Rosalia s sons Jai and Jeremy As the boys grow older Sujo and his peers rebel and become involved with the drug violence around them During a turf war Jeremy is killed and Sujo s aunt Nemesia sends him off to live in Mexico City 4 Release editThe film debuted at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19 2024 Reception editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 100 of 23 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 7 3 10 5 Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100 based on six critics indicating generally favorable reviews 6 Film critic Carlos Aguilar graded the film an A citing the film as intricate in meaning and scope 7 References edit Jones Holly January 18 2024 UTA Snaps Up Domestic Sales for Buzzy Mexican Sundance Title Sujo Identifying Features Creators Unconventional Narco Narrative EXCLUSIVE Variety Retrieved January 27 2024 Soju Sundance Film Festival Archived from the original on December 7 2023 Retrieved December 7 2023 Program Guide 2024 Sundance Film Festival festival sundance org Retrieved January 27 2024 Delgado Eliza January 21 2024 Sujo Growing Up in Drug Wars The Daily Utah Chronicle Retrieved January 27 2024 Sujo Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved March 21 2024 nbsp Sujo Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved March 17 2024 Aguilar Carlos January 19 2024 Sujo Review A Darkly Lyrical Portrait of the Systems That Force Mexican Men Into the Drug Wars IndieWire Retrieved January 27 2024 External links editSujo at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sujo amp oldid 1214869081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
