Such Is Life (2000)

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Country: France, Mexico, Spain
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 2001-01-12
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Writers: Paz Alicia Garciadiego , Lucio Anneo Seneca
Language: Spanish
Stars: Arcelia Ramírez , Patricia Reyes Spíndola , Luis Felipe Tovar , Ernesto Yáñez , Alejandra Montoya , Marta Aura , Daniela Carvajal , Constanza Cavalli , Beto Alonso Gil , Francesca Guillén
Runtime: 98 min
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations
AKA: Such Is Life , So ist das Leben (Germany) , Takie jest życie (Poland) , Así es la vida (Spain) , C'est la vie... (France, French Republic) , Такова жизнь... (Russian Federation) , Αυτά έχει η ζωή (Greece) , Así es la vida... (Italy) , Así es la vida... (Mexico) , Así es la vida...
Plot: Based on the Greek tragedy MEDEA, this is a present day Mexican version, set in the seediest possible milieu of Mexico City. A woman abandoned by her husband, is thrown out of her apartment by her landlord - who is also her husband's new father-in-law. She is also about to lose custody of her two children to her husband, a low-life, second-rate boxer and opportunist. With the help of her godmother, she plans to take revenge on her husband.
IMDB:tt0218822