Sujo

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Sujo

2024

2h 6m

Drama

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After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, Sujo, his beloved four-year-old son, is left an orphan and in danger. Sujo narrowly escapes death with the help of his aunt who raises him in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity. When he enters his teens a rebelliousness awakens in him, and like a rite of passage, he joins the local cartel. As a young man, Sujo attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence of his hometown. However, when his father's legacy catches up with him, he will come face-to-face with what seems to be his destiny.

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Critics Consensus

A consistently gripping coming-of-age story, Sujo reaffirms Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez as two of the most exciting rising talents in Mexican cinema.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

12/13/2024

3/5

A strongly intended and conceived film, but without the passion of the earlier work.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

12/11/2024

Avoids as much as possible empty romanticism, unnecessary aesthetic embellishments and, above all, absolute responses. [Full review in Spanish]

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

12/06/2024

3.5/4

"Sujo" is an evocative film guided by magic and compassion.

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Cameron Ritter

Geek Vibes Nation

07/20/2025

7/10

Writer-director duo Rondero and Valadez have crafted an expertly human film that begs to be seen, with stunning visuals and an empathetic lens that breaks the mold of a cartel story.

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Roger Salvans

Fotogramas

04/30/2025

4/5

...[Sujo is] a beautiful work that emerges from social squalor and an extreme violence that seems impossible to avoid...[Full review in Spanish]

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

04/28/2025

4/5

Directors Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero compose a fable as tender as it is violent.

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After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, Sujo, his beloved four-year-old son, is left an orphan and in danger. Sujo narrowly escapes death with the help of his aunt who raises him in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity. When he enters his teens a rebelliousness awakens in him, and like a rite of passage, he joins the local cartel. As a young man, Sujo attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence of his hometown. However, when his father's legacy catches up with him, he will come face-to-face with what seems to be his destiny.

Director: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Producer: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Diana Arcega, Jewerl Ross, Virginie Devesa, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre
Screenwriter: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Production Co: Enaguas Cine
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 2h 6m