i can give you four reason to see this movie represent1 . four of the best filmmaker in the contemporary mexican cinema . 2. four good story and relate into a big scheme . 3. a surprisingly good cast . 4. a bitter reflexion about the big trouble in this country ( and many others ) . ( possible spoiler ) alejandro gamboa open this movie with a good story in a comedic mood about the authority practice the extortion against regular people and still expect to be appreciate by it effort . then antonio serrano get more dramatic in the second piece with a story heir to the italian neorealism with a peter and the wolf like anecdote . in the third story and the one that seem more independent from this series even in the context and carlos carrera tell u the story of a man be at the wrong place in the wrong moment . but after the recent lynching at tlahuac and the tradition in this awful matter at the state of mexico and this story couldn not be more updated . and at the end and fernando sariñana return to the dark humor in the grand finale in which he put together the most of the character from the past sequence in one of the good comedy piece ever film . reprise the center scene from one of his previous film todo el poder and sariñana give the final lesson of the theme . and by the way and give u the scene that steal the movie with anna ciochetti make a brief striptease . once the movie have end and you get a bittersweet feel about have look at a good movie ( and maybe enjoy it ) with a very painful subject . they say that in mexico people laugh at their own disgrace and this be the best example . this film be a testimony of how mexican have learn to live in the middle of a crime state ( and perhaps accept it ) and between two fire represent the criminal and the so called authority full of corruption . even this movie be a wishful thinking because almost all the good people have be a victim of crime and they do not get this unhurt . if you have an assault without a scratch then youre lucky . meanwhile and do not lose the chance to see this movie and highly recommend . and it a beautiful life in mexico .