Los Bastardo (MEX FRA US 2008)

A 24 hour period in the lives of Fausto and Jesus, two undocumented Mexican day-laborers in L.A. Each day another task, each day the same pressure to find money. They go about their daily routine, standing on the corner at the Home Improvement Store waiting for work to come. Today, the job they are given is well paid compared to their poor usual wages. Today, Jesus carries a shotgun inside his backpack

Los Bastardos really is lovably obnoxious. Intentionally discordant and uncomfortable, even the opening scene comes off as a shot across the bow — literally for several minutes we watch as two men (who will be the stars of the film) start hundreds of feet away as little dots, and slowly walk towards us down a long stretch of abandoned cement in near silence. At first you can't even see the two guys. It is an astoundingly dull way to start a movie. Most films try to hook the audience in the first few minutes, but Los Bastardos goes to considerable effort to send a different message: "we're going to do this our way - deal with it" ( FULL REVIEW http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=2241 )
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Amat Escalante
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