A dream-like movie set in contemporary Spain, this film stars Isaach De Bankolé as a mysterious high-level criminal who is very much a loner. But several women, played by Tilda Swinton, Paz de la Huerta and Hiam Abbass try to win his favor, while Bill Murray is a threatening crime boss. Gael García Bernal is a drifter who tries to befriend him. The film was directed by Jim Jarmusch, who made the films "Broken Flowers," "Down By Law" and "Stranger than Paradise." Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With John Hurt and Youki Kudoh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Gael García Bernal in The Limits of Control
When a mysterious epidemic of blindness sweeps over a city and panics its citizens, the US Minister of Health (Sandra Oh) responds by placing the afflicted into strict quarantine. Meant to keep the newly blind safe until a cure is developed and order is restored, the plan proves to have unexpected consequences when a renegade patient (Gael García Bernal) proclaims himself ruler of the hospital and his followers take control of the facilities. Amongst the chaos, a woman (Julianne Moore) who followed her afflicted husband (Mark Ruffalo) into quarantine and has kept her health a secret, bands together with a group of strangers to find their way to freedom. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Alice Braga and Danny Glover. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Gael García Bernal in Blindness
Two brothers from a poor town in rural Mexico, Rudo (Diego Luna,) and Cursi (Gael García Bernal) are recruited by a scout and go to play professional soccer in Mexico City. While they enjoy their success, they struggle with rivalries both on and off the field. They have to deal with distractions they never faced at home, including Cursi's chance to make it as a pop star and their attraction to gambling. Directed by Carlos Cuarón. With Guillermo Francella and Jessica Mas. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sport. Year: 2008.
Gael García Bernal in Rudo y Cursi
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out, detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children, and a rebelious Japanese teen whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Gael García Bernal in Babel
Stephane (Gael García Bernal) is a shy and withdrawn young man with a creative imagination and a fanciful, sometimes disturbing dream life. When he moves back home for a job, Stephane is quickly drawn to his neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), whose imagination easily matches his own. But, as their relationship grows, Stephane's dream world begins to bleed over into his waking life, and he has a difficult time distinguishing between the two. Directed by Michel Gondry. With Alain Chabat and Emma de Caunes. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Gael García Bernal in The Science of Sleep
Elvis (Gael García Bernal) is a troubled man recently discharged from the Navy who travels to Texas to find the father he's never known. When he meets him, Elvis finds that Dave (William Hurt) is a pastor at a Christian community church, and wants nothing to do with his illegitimate son. But Elvis makes a connection with the pastor's 16-year old daughter, Malerie (Pell James), and tries to seduce her while Dave examines his faith. Directed by James Marsh. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
Gael García Bernal in The King
Ernesto Guevara (Gael García Bernal), a medical student, and Alberto Granado (Rodrigo De la Serna), a biochemist, set out on a motorcycle road trip through the rural areas of Latin America to discover its land and its people. On the way to do their medical residency at a leper colony, Guevara and Granado encounter the poverty and suffering of the lower classes and indigenous peoples. Both Guevara and Granado are changed by their experiences, but it is clear that Ernesto has found a new direction for his life. Directed by Walter Salles. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Biography, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
Gael García Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries
Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal) are two teenage friends whose girlfriends leave Mexico City one summer to travel in Europe. Fresh with a new sense of freedom, the pair meet Luisa (Maribel Verdú) at a wedding. While trying to impress the beautiful older woman, they invent a mythical, secluded beach and invite her on a road trip. Reluctant at first, Luisa eventually agrees and the three embark on a journey of bonding and sexual discovery through Mexico's rural villages and countryside. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Gael García Bernal in Y Tu Mama Tambien
Octavio (Gael García Bernal) wants to run away with his sister-in-law (Vanessa Bauche), but after a dogfight goes bad he runs a red light and causes a violent accident. Octavio hits Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero), a businessman who has abandoned his family, and Valeria (Goya Toledo), a beautiful model who loses her leg in the accident. The collision is witnessed by El Chiro (Emilio Echevarría), a homeless former revolutionary who is trying to reconnect with his daughter. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Gael García Bernal in Amores Perros