Bleak Street

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Bleak Street
Bleak Street poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Produced byXanat Briceño
Luis Alberto Estrada
Luis Alberto Estrada
José María Morales
Walter Navas
Arturo Ripstein
Marco Antonio Salgado
Alan Serna
Starring Alberto Estrella
CinematographyAlejandro Cantú
Edited byCarlos Puente
Arturo Ripstein
Production
companies
Productora 35
Wanda Visión
Equipment Film Design
Cinema Maquina
Alebrije Cine y Video
Release date
  • 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)(TIFF)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesMexico
Spain
LanguageSpanish

Bleak Street (Spanish : La calle de la amargura) is a 2015 Mexican-Spanish crime drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was shown in the Masters section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [1]

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Reception

It has a score of 63% on Metacritic. [2]

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References

  1. "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. "Bleak Street".