Where the Tracks End (Spanish: El último vagón, lit. 'The last wagon') is a 2023 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Ernesto Contreras from a screenplay by Javier Peñalosa.[2] Starring Adriana Barraza and Kaarlo Isaacs.[3] It is based on the novel of the same name by Ángeles Doñantes.[4]
| Where the Tracks End | |
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 Netflix release poster | |
| Directed by | Ernesto Contreras |
| Screenplay by | Javier Peñalosa |
| Based on | Where the Tracks End by Ángeles Doñantes |
| Produced by | Maria Jose Cordova Alejandro Cortés Rubiales Rafael Ley Mónica Vértiz |
| Starring | Adriana Barraza Kaarlo Isaacs |
| Cinematography | Juan Pablo Ramírez |
| Edited by | Jorge Macaya |
| Music by | Gus Reyes Andrés Sánchez |
Production companies | Netflix Woo Films |
| Distributed by | Pimienta Films Netflix |
Release dates | May 18, 2023 (Mexico) May 26, 2023 (Netflix) |
Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis edit
Ikal and his family live on a railway that travels across the country, as his father works in the repair and construction of railways, which prevents the family and the boy from settling in one place for a while. However, at the last stop, Ikal meets Chico, Valeria and Tuerto, friends who are students of Georgina, a teacher who does everything possible for her students to learn despite precarious circumstances. But, when everything seems to settle for Ikal at school, a new threat arrives, an inspector from the Ministry of Education, who has the mission of closing rural schools. With his sights set on Ikal's school, the inspector will see in the young man everything he has learned about the value of friendship, the importance of growing up and the inspiration that teachers can generate in the lives of students.[5]
Cast edit
The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]
- Adriana Barraza as Teacher Georgina
- Kaarlo Isaacs as Ikal
- Memo Villegas as Hugo Valenzuela (adult Ikal)
- Diego Montessoro as Chico
- Frida Cruz as Valeria
- Ikal Paredes as Tuerto
- Teté Espinoza as Lucero
- Jeronimo Medina as Tomás
- Gabriela Cartol as Mirna
- Nova Coronel as Diamantina
- Adrián Vázquez as Mr. Ochoa
- Leonardo Alonso as Foreman
- Fátima Molina as Adult Valeria
- Sofía Domínguez Corte as Carola
- Osvani Rivera as Chesco
- Victoria Díaz as Diana Dinamita
- Blanca Guerra as Ethereal Mage
Production edit
Principal photography took place on location at Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala; Tlapacoyan, Veracruz and Oriental, Puebla located in Mexico.[8][9]
Release edit
Where the Tracks End had a limited theatrical release on May 18, 2023,[10] in Mexico and was later released worldwide on May 26 of the same year on Netflix.[11]
References edit
- ^ "La película de Netflix que dura 95 minutos y te hará llorar de la emoción". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Ernesto Contreras, director mexicano: El último vagón para Netflix es un homenaje al compromiso de los maestros". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "El último vagón, actores y personajes: quién es quién en la película de Netflix | Cast Guide | FAMA". Mag Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ Talavera, Alonso. ""El último vagón": la película de Netflix que hace un homenaje a los maestros". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ Villaseñor, Esteban (2023-05-25). "El último vagón, la película mexicana de Netflix que sí o sí, va a conmoverte hasta las lágrimas". Vogue (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Quiénes son los actores en El Último Vagón". Spoilers Desde la Cuna (in Spanish). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Reparto Completo de El Último Vagón (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Estos son los icónicos lugares de México donde se grabó 'El Último Vagón'". Architectural Digest (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "El Último Vagón, película de Netflix, fue grabada en Puebla". Telediario México (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Estrenos de mayo: historias para conjurar el olvido". IMCINE. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ Spíndola, Antonio (2023-05-26). "El último vagón – Estreno, trailer y todo sobre la película de Ernesto Contreras". Cine PREMIERE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
