Bless Me, Ultima
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.3 · 67% critics
In rural New Mexico, a young boy’s world shifts when an elderly healer comes to live with his family. As he watches tensions rise around faith, folklore, and community fears, he begins a coming-of-age journey shaped by wonder, doubt, and hard lessons about good and evil.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2013-02-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (30 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy reflective coming-of-age dramas with spiritual themes, strong sense of place, and family conflict, somewhat in the vein of Sunset Song; Not for you if you want fast pacing or constant action.
Pros: moving coming-of-age story; rich cultural setting; thoughtful spiritual themes | Cons: uneven pacing; episodic feel; less magical than expected
Cast & crew
Luke Ganalon
as Antonio
Miriam Colon
as Ultima
Benito Martinez
as Gabriel
Dolores Heredia
as Maria
Castulo Guerra
as Tenorio
Joaquín Cosío
as Narciso
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
as Uncle Pedro
- RM
Reko Moreno
as Uncle Lucas
Luis Bordonada
as Uncle Juan
Joseph A. Garcia
as Uncle Mateo
Directed by Carl Franklin