After pushing his mother to her limit with an ill-advised prank involving a water balloon and a baby buggy, rebellious teen Tomás is sent to live in Mexico City with his big brother Sombra and his roommate Santos. Both students at the university, Tomás finds that the pair spend most of their time lounging at home having boycotted school for the past 163 days as part of an ongoing student strike.

Bored and in search of a cause, the trio embark on an oddball quest when they learn their late father’s musical hero, Epigmenio Cruz (a man who once moved Bob Dylan to tears), is dying. Traversing the city, combating apathy, rebellion and everything in between, Tomás soon fits in, enjoying his various misadventures with them as they seek to pay their last respects to a forgotten rock music legend.

Droll dialogue and nuanced performances coupled with a smart soundtrack and edgy black and white cinematography give this gem a touch of French New Wave cool. It marks Ruizpalacios as a bold new voice in Mexican cinema – this is a retro portrait of Mexico City and of three restless young men searching for a purpose and identity in a city of millions.

• There will be a Cinébabies screening of Güeros on Mon 23 Nov at 11:00.
• The screening of Güeros on Tue 24 Nov is part of our Cinébites deal: Get 30% off any main dish in the Café/Bar with a valid cinema ticket.

We’re getting a new kitchen in December

Throughout December the builders will be in to fit our new kitchen. We will still have a Soups and Sharing Platters menu and the bar will be open as usual but as the kitchen will be closed Cinebites is going to take a month’s break. Find out more here, including details of the schedule of work. Thank you for your patience in advance.

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