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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
2013 1h 42m ES
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 69
Comedy
Synopsis
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Julia, Lucas, Aaron, Nora and Lola live in a building in chaotic Mexico City. Everything changes when Felix moves to the unoccupied apartment next to them. Félix comes to know their neighbors and this changes the dynamics of the lives of the characters.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Luis Gerardo Méndez
Lucas
Zuria Vega
Julia
Ludwika Paleta
Nora
Luis Ernesto Franco
Félix
Raúl Méndez
Aaron
Rossy de Palma
Lola
Mariana Treviño
Carmela
Marimar Vega
Andrea
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Manolo Caro
- Writers
- Manolo Caro
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Manolo Caro, shot by Daniel Jacobs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Javier Blake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jorge García shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Luis Gerardo Méndez and Zuria Vega and Ludwika Paleta carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2539482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Manolo Caro directs. Daniel Jacobs behind the camera. Javier Blake scores. Jorge García cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2Directed by Manolo Caro, shot by Daniel Jacobs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Javier Blake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Jorge García shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Luis Gerardo Méndez and Zuria Vega and Ludwika Paleta carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt2539482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Daniel Jacobs
- Original score
- Javier Blake
- Editing
- Jorge García
- Production design
- Fernanda Guerrero
- Costume design
- Natalia Seligson
- Makeup / hair
- Ariel León Castro
- Sound
- Enrique Greiner
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Manolo Caro
Production companies
Who made it
Itaca Films
MX
Woo Films
MX
Key crew
- Executive ProducerEnrique Carrasco
- Executive ProducerAndrés Tagliavini
- EditorJorge García
- Executive ProducerEugenio Villamar
- Makeup ArtistAriel León Castro
- Associate ProducerLuis Ernesto Franco
- Executive ProducerJoceline Hernández
- SoundRaquel Belver
- ProducerSantiago Garcia Galvan
- Sound Effects EditorDiana Fonseca
- Production DesignFernanda Guerrero
- Sound Re-Recording MixerEnrique Greiner
- ProducerRafael Ley
- Costume DesignNatalia Seligson
- Executive ProducerAlex Garcia
- Makeup DesignerCésar Perlop
- Executive ProducerAraceli Velázquez
- Associate ProducerLuis Gerardo Méndez
- Post Production SupervisorCarlos A. Morales
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lgbt
- apartment complex
- gay theme
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-08-23
Also known as
International titles
- No se si cortarme las venas o dejarmelas largasMX
