The Outsiders

Juan Ibáñez's 1967 Mexican film is an encounter between classes across a single night. A wealthy couple about to be married grow bored at a dinner, go out, and meet a group of young men known as caifanes. The group takes them into the night life of Mexico City, the places they know and their small thefts. The film presents the night as an adventure while constantly recalling that the two sides do not understand each other; for the rich couple it is an escapade, for the others it is life. Carlos Fuentes worked on the screenplay and the dialogue uses the street slang of the period, which was the most discussed thing about it. It is regarded as the start of a new generation in Mexican cinema. Who it's for: viewers who like Latin American cinema and city films of the sixties. Who it's not for: anyone expecting plot; the film is a night of wandering.