New Year Recommendation : This Year's Film that Received Unanimous Critical Acclaim

Movie Synopsis : A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

Starring : Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, Zarela Lizbeth Chinolla Arellano as Dra. Velez Nicolás, Marina de Tavira as Sra. Sofía, Carlos Peralta as Paco, and Nicolas Perez Taylor Felix as Beto Pardo.


This film received unanimous critical acclaim, with reviewers calling it "achingly beautiful" and "engrossing", and was chosen by Time magazine and the New York Film Critics Circle as the best film of 2018, and by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten best films of 2018. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, it earned nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. It was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.