A raw, grain-soaked Mexico City triptych where one violent car crash splits three lives open, and love, loyalty and cruelty all run as wild as the dogs.
Amores Perros
Amores perros
"Love. Betrayal. Death."
16 June 2000
Mexico
154 min
7.6
(2,851)
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Cast: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Bauche, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero
Drama
Thriller
Love as possession and betrayal
Violence and its cycles
Class collision in Mexico City
Fate versus human plans
Redemption and fatherhood
Budget:
$2,000,000
Box Office:
$20,908,467
Amores Perros — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
You know what my grandmother used to say? If you want to make God laugh... tell Him your plans.
Context
Susana says it to Octavio as he lays out his plans for them to run away together.
Meaning
This line states the film's central idea: human plans are fragile against chance and fate. Every storyline proves it true. (Quoted here in the English subtitle version found in the sources; the original line is in Spanish.)
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