Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez, the Mexican film-making duo behind the excellent drama Figuring out Options, return to the theme of how cartel violence leaves scars on strange lives. Sujo, the titular character, is orphaned at 4 when his gangster father is executed. As a younger grownup, impressively performed by Juan Jesús Varela, Sujo is torn between his bloody birthright and the prospect to flee and forge a life for himself outdoors of the clutches of the cartel. This slow-burning drama, which gained one of many high prizes at Sundance earlier this yr, elegantly balances a spark of hope in opposition to a slowly rising tide of dread.
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