El búfalo de la noche (2007)

El Búfalo de la Noche (English: The Night Buffalo) is a 2007 film directed by Jorge Hernández Aldana and based on the novel by the same name written by Guillermo Arriaga. It is based on the novel by Guillermo Arriaga and stars Diego Luna. It was released in Mexico on August 17, 2007. The U.S. release date was April 14, 2009.

The story revolves around a young schizophrenic man, Gregorio (Gabriel González) who commits suicide, affecting the lives of his girlfriend (Liz Gallardo) and best friend (Diego Luna), who were involved in a secret relationship, betraying Gregorio's trust and inevitably becoming affected by guilt when Gregorio kills himself.

Synopsis

It follows the plotline of the book, structuring it in a much more cinematic manner. The setting is contemporary México, and the characters are college students, struggling to get ahead in a world that is getting more and more alienated, where physical contact fills the gaps in interpersonal communication.

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