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The Ruination of Men

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Two men beat their friend to death after an amateur baseball game. The next day, his two widows arrive at the police station in order to collect the corpse. Both have their reasons for wanting their late husband dead, in addition to the ill will the first wife (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) feels for her younger opponent. A coin toss leaves the older woman in charge of the expensive funeral as she makes arrangements to bring the body back to her house.

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Jon Popick Planet S Magazine May 27, 2003
6/10
Like something out of a Happy Gilmore dream sequence (save the lack of a lingerie-clad Julie Bowden brandishing pitchers of beer). Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jul 6, 2008 Soberbia comedia de Ripstein. Los dialogos llenos de ironia son lo mejor. Filmada en un rustico blanco y negro, es de lo mejor de aquel hoy ya lejano año 2000. Muy recomendable. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Arturo Ripstein

Director

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Axe Face

Rafael Inclán

The Other Man

Luis Felipe Tovar

The Man

Carlos Chávez

He One Who Was Coming

Leticia Valenzuela

The Other Woman
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Synopsis Two men beat their friend to death after an amateur baseball game. The next day, his two widows arrive at the police station in order to collect the corpse. Both have their reasons for wanting their late husband dead, in addition to the ill will the first wife (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) feels for her younger opponent. A coin toss leaves the older woman in charge of the expensive funeral as she makes arrangements to bring the body back to her house.
Director
Arturo Ripstein
Producer
José María Morales, Alejandro Ripstein, Gabriel Ripstein, Ramon Salgado
Screenwriter
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Production Co
Wanda Films S.L.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 28, 2006
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround
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