Adapted from José Donoso’s iconic novel by the celebrated Mexican director Arturo Ripstein, The Place Without Limits centers its story on Manuela (Roberto Cobo) and her daughter, who run a fading brothel in the remote setting of El Olivo, Mexico. As the tumbleweed town withers, an unwelcome visitor—once treated as family by the town’s mayor—stirs long‑buried tensions that threaten its fragile peace. Rejected and mislabeled by those around her, Manuela navigates a world ruled by machismo and prejudice. Her resilience and luminous spirit make her the emotional core of a community pushed to the brink. Selected by Mexico as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, The Place Without Limits is a gripping portrait of dignity and survival in a place determined to extinguish it.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
110min
VENUE
FORMAT
DCP
LANGUAGE
In Spanish with English Subtitles
TICKET INFORMATION
Individual Film Ticket — $19.50
In-person access to a single film
In-Person 6-Ticket Package — $95
Includes 6 tickets to use across any of the in-person films
Virtual All Access Pass — $25
Virtual access to all five streaming films (excludes DESERT HEARTS and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN);
Does not include in-person Q&A’s
In-person access to a single film
In-Person 6-Ticket Package — $95
Includes 6 tickets to use across any of the in-person films
Virtual All Access Pass — $25
Virtual access to all five streaming films (excludes DESERT HEARTS and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN);
Does not include in-person Q&A’s
BAM Members and Patrons receive a discount on tickets to this series, please email membership@BAM.org for more information.
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