Chicuarotes

Chicuarotes (2019) is a Mexican crime drama you can watch online on iFILM, marking the directorial debut of actor Gael García Bernal. Shot on location in San Gregorio Atlapulco, a working-class neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mexico City.

Cagalera and Moloteco are teenagers with no money and one idea: buy a slot in the electricians' union and get out. The price is real, the time is short, and the path leads straight into the adult criminal world — where the rules are different and mistakes don't come cheap. What starts as a plan for escape becomes something much harder to walk back from.

García Bernal cast largely from the local community and kept the production stripped down, which gives the film a texture that glossier crime dramas lose. It screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2019. This isn't about whether the boys are good or bad — it's about what a city does to people when it leaves them no room. Stream Chicuarotes online on iFILM.