Gael García Bernal is an actor that many of the readers of The Playlist are likely familiar with. He’s probably best known for acting in films like “Y Tu Mamá También,” “Amores perros,” “Babel,” “The Science of Sleep,” and recently in “The Kindergarten Teacher.” But for his next film, his sophomore feature-length drama, the award-winning actor steps behind the camera for a new crime drama “Chicuarotes.”
As seen in the new trailer for the film, “Chicuarotes” follows the story of two young men in Mexico, trying to get out of their “shitty town” by any means necessary. And considering the aforementioned description of the film being a “crime drama,” you can guess just what means the duo find themselves utilizing for cash. Except, as the trailer so clearly points out, one of the crimes that they conduct is a robbery on a bus dressed as street-performing clowns.
Bernal has been leading up to another directorial effort for years. He first jumped into directing with 2007’s “Deficit,” and then has directed seven short films since and two episodes of TV (including “Mozart In The Jungle” which he starred in). 12 years after his directorial debut, he’s back with “Chicuarotes.”
“Chicuarotes” is scheduled to have its debut at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Bernal has history at the French event, having won the Chopard Trophy in 2003, thanks to the aforementioned “Y Tu Mamá También.” He was also nominated for the Golden Camera award in 2007.
The film stars Benny Emmanuel, Gabriel Carbajal, Leidi Gutiérrez, Dolores Heredia, Enoc Leaño, and Daniel Giménez Cacho.
“Chicuarotes” will debut out of competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival which begins later this week.
