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The Ruination of Men

2000 1h 46m Comedy List
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Two men beat their friend to death after an amateur baseball game. The next day, his two widows arrive at the police station in order to collect the corpse. Both have their reasons for wanting their late husband dead, in addition to the ill will the first wife (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) feels for her younger opponent. A coin toss leaves the older woman in charge of the expensive funeral as she makes arrangements to bring the body back to her house. Read More Read Less

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Jon Popick Planet S Magazine Like something out of a Happy Gilmore dream sequence (save the lack of a lingerie-clad Julie Bowden brandishing pitchers of beer). Rated: 6/10 May 27, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two men beat their friend to death after an amateur baseball game. The next day, his two widows arrive at the police station in order to collect the corpse. Both have their reasons for wanting their late husband dead, in addition to the ill will the first wife (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) feels for her younger opponent. A coin toss leaves the older woman in charge of the expensive funeral as she makes arrangements to bring the body back to her house.
Director
Arturo Ripstein
Producer
José María Morales, Alejandro Ripstein, Gabriel Ripstein, Ramon Salgado
Screenwriter
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Production Co
Wanda Films S.L.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 28, 2006
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround