El bulto

El bulto

A sleeping man. A generation that awakens ... 20 years that are not forgotten

Directed by Gabriel Retes

Produced by Cooperativa Conexión, Cooperativa Río Mixcoac

1992114 min6.7 / 10

A wry, melancholic comedy-drama about a man awakening from a 20-year coma to find Mexico and himself fundamentally changed, grappling with lost time and the gap between youthful dreams and lived reality.

After being in a comma for 20 year, Lauro wakes up in a very different Mexico than the one he lived on. Ideas, hopes, ways-of-life and customs have changed, and Mexicans of the nineties are strangers for a man sleeping since 1971. Lauro will have to deal with the changes brought by the History, and will have to accept that the future is never as we imagined it when we were young.

Questions people ask

  • Is El bulto sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is El bulto violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is El bulto scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is El bulto easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does El bulto end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like El bulto

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as El bulto

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like El bulto, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like El bulto, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like El bulto, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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