Midaq Alley

The most awarded film in Mexican history.

A richly textured ensemble drama set in a Mexico City neighborhood, exploring the intertwined lives of ordinary people caught between desire, social constraint, and the gap between dreams and reality.

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.