I love working with Gael. The way his beauty captures light is exceptional.
Alejandro González Iñárritu
What impressed me the most in Amores perros was his visceral aspect, his restraint and his intelligence. I quickly found out that he was also a rare collaborator, an ideal accomplice. His desire for knowledge makes him fascinating. He is always alert, on the move.
Walter Salles
La Mala educación was a challenge for both him and me. I think it is the hardest work he has ever done so far. What truly matters is the outcome and it is striking !
Pedro Almodóvar
Gael García Bernal will be International Critics’ Week’s Ambassador for its 46th edition.
Revealed by Amores perros, winner of the 2000 Critics’ Week Grand Prix and first feature film of his compatriot Alejandro González Iñárritu, Gael García
Bernal became an international star with Walter Salles’ The Motorcycle Diaries, Pedro Almodóvar’s La Mala educación and more recently Babel with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Being an eclectic actor, he switches genders, accents, registers and countries. He alternates shooting in Latin America, Europe and Hollywood. As an
extension of his acting career, he founded a company (with his accomplice Diego Luna) that produces (Drama/Mex), distributes (El Violin) and promotes social documentary in Mexico.
Last year, Critics’ Week’s special guest Gaspar Noé presented a new pornographic compilation by various artists, Destricted. Once again this year, International Critics’ Week opted for an innovative approach as Gael García Bernal will present his first direction. Déficit is portrait of a post-adolescent generation of well-off Mexicans, and of a society polluted by a caste system. Emblematic of the new Mexican generation, Gael returns to International Critics’ Week 7 years after his first big break to meet the directors of the 2007 selection.