Sundown

Synopsis

Conspicuously wealthy and decidedly aloof, Neil Bennett (Tim Roth) lives the good life. Vacationing with his sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her children, he spends his days lounging poolside at a posh Acapulco resort. But then the phone rings with terrible news: there’s been a death in the family. With his passport “missing,” he remains behind in Mexico, vowing to return to London on the next available flight. He checks into a budget hotel, wanders the beaches, drinks beer, and flirts with the locals. What’s gotten into him, and why isn’t he answering his phone? Writer-director Michel Franco (New Order, After Lucia) steeps the proceedings in a mysterious tension, as he examines a stark class disparity and the listless ennui of the moneyed elite against the backdrop of a beautiful-but-dangerous Acapulco.