As three lives from disparate parts of Mexico City converge in a fatal car crash, their fractured stories unfold – revealing they are more connected than they seem. 

Teenaged Octavio (Gael García Bernal) decides to run away with his brother’s wife. Desperate for cash, he ventures into the urban underworld, sending their love triangle into an irreversible spiral. 

Beautiful model Valeria (Goya Toledo) moves in with a lover who left his family to be with her. But the collision brings her life and career to a sudden halt, taking away what is most important to her. 

El Chivo (Emilio Echeverría) quietly exists as a homeless man in the shadows, masking his occupation as a hitman. While in pursuit of a target, he witnesses the wreck and is entangled in the aftermath.

Iñárritu's non-linear, multi-perspective structure was radical in 2000 and remains uncompromising today. The film proved that bold, formally ambitious storytelling could connect with audiences on a global scale — and its influence on both film and prestige TV has only grown in the decades since.

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