Biutiful is the latest film by acclaimed Mexican director Alejandro González Iñarritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel). His latest exposition of life and death roars, with the great performance of lead actor Javier Bardem and his portrayal of a down on his luck Barcelonan.
We meet our melancholy protagonist Uxbal caught in the dark underbelly of Barcelona. Uxbal is flawed -- He is a loving father who keeps his family afloat from his bipolar wife. He makes ends meet by brokering deals with the police by letting undocumented African peddlers sell their goods on the streets. Plus, he is the liaison of the collaboration between the African and Chinese immigrants in a scheme of manufacturing and selling knock-off goods to the rich districts of Barcelona.
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