The Beginning and the End
1994, Spanish. Directed by Arturo Ripstein.
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The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
- Runtime
- 3h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Arturo RipsteinDirector
- Julieta EgurrolaIgnacia Botero
- Ernesto LaguardiaGabriel Botero
- Bruno BichirNicolás Botero
- Lucía MuñozMireya Botero
- Alberto EstrellaGuama Botero
- Verónica MerchantNatalia
- Luis Felipe TovarCésar
- Blanca GuerraJulia
- Luisa HuertasIsabel
- Julián PastorLuján
- Ernesto YáñezPolvorón
- Alonso EchánoveCariñoso
Details
- Released
- 24 June 1994
- Original title
- Principio y fin
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Paz Alicia Garciadiego
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The Beginning and the End runs 187 minutes (3h 7m).
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The Beginning and the End isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 June 1994. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Beginning and the End?
If you liked The Beginning and the End, try Bastard Out of Carolina, The Safety of Objects, Hands of Stone.
Who directed The Beginning and the End?
The Beginning and the End (1994) was directed by Arturo Ripstein and stars Julieta Egurrola, Ernesto Laguardia, Bruno Bichir.