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The Ultimate Border: Mobility, Spirituality, and Death in Iñárritu’s Biutiful

Cristina Ruiz-Poveda VeraU-TAD University of Technology and Digital Art, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 49-65 | Published online: 24 Jan 2022

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Filmography

  • 21 Gramos. 2003. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. This is That Productions.
  • Amores perros. 2000. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Zeta Entertainment; Alta Vista Films.
  • Babel. 2006. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Anonymous Content; Zeta Entertainment; Central Films.
  • Biutiful. 2010. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Televisió de Catalunya; Televisión Española; Cha Cha Cha Films; Focus Features International.
  • Code 46. 2003. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Revolution Films.
  • Eat, Pray, Love. 2010. Directed by Ryan Murphy. Columbia Pictures; Plan B Entertainment.
  • En construcción. 2001. Directed by José Luis Guerín. Ovideo TV S.A.
  • Fuerte Apache. 2007. Directed by Mateu Adrover. Alta Producción; Mediapro.
  • Raval, Raval. 2006. Directed by Antoni Verdaguer. Iris Star.
  • The Edge of Heaven. 2007. Directed by Fatih Akin. Anka Film; Corazón International; Dorje Film; Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
  • The Way. 2010. Directed by Emilio Estévez. Filmax; Elixir Films.
  • Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona. 2008. Directed by Woody Allen. Mediapro; The Wild Bunch.
  • Welcome. 2010. Directed by Philipe Lioret. Nord-Ouest Productions; Studio 37; France 3 Cinéma.

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