

A Breakfast Chronicle
2000-11-01 · 120 min · ★ 4.7
A view of the end-of-the-century Mexican family. A father who comes back home after a long absence, but who would rather be somewhere else. A daughter suffering from a trapped pain. A son full of guilt and recriminations. A little kid who soaks up all the tension in the house, like a sponge, and a self-effacing mother who would like to go away and leave everything behind.
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Production details
- Directors
- Benjamín Cann
- Production companies
- Producciones Titán, Escarabajo, Tabasco Films, Argos Producciones, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
- Countries
- Mexico
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 200,000
- Revenue
- USD 800,000
Top Cast
Bruno BichirMarcos
María RojoLuzma
Eduardo PalomoJuan
Fabiana PerzabalBlanca
Odiseo BichirRoberto
José AlonsoPedro
Héctor BonillaErnesto
Luis de IcazaVoceador
Angélica AragónEstela
Roberto SosaChavo pelo rojo
Claudette MailléEugenia
Adriana RoelDoña Lupe
Arcelia RamírezYolanda
Damián AlcázarTaxista
Julieta EgurrolaSeño Fonda
Vanessa CiangherottiLupita
Susana ZabaletaCantante Funeral
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