After 16 years in Brooklyn, working three low-paying jobs and collecting bottles on the street in his spare time, sending the bulk of his earnings home to his family in Mexico, Felipe decides to return after almost two decades. But when he informs his family of his homecoming, he discovers that they've squandered the money, are deeply in debt and don't want him to return. They need him to stay in the US.... (Full plot summary below)
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After 16 years in Brooklyn, working three low-paying jobs and collecting bottles on the street in his spare time, sending the bulk of his earnings home to his family in Mexico, Felipe decides to return after almost two decades. But when he informs his family of his homecoming, he discovers that they've squandered the money, are deeply in debt and don't want him to return. They need him to stay in the US.
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| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergA close-range film about distance, the short, poignant documentary “I’m Leaving Now” unfolds like a character study. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe blurring of the lines between fiction and fact still mostly feels like a crutch or an affectation. It's as if Cordero and Croda are trying to goose the drama rather than unearth it, never entirely trusting that Felipe's life is interesting enough as is. |
| User Reviewalejandro970En tan sólo 75 minutos, la rutina diaria de un trabajador mexicano en Nueva York refleja la difícil vida que llevan los inmigrantes, en particular con el dilema de cuando por necesidad deben volver a su tierra. Uno de los recientes aciertos del cine documental mexicano. |
