El hogar al revés (2014): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2014, El hogar al revés is a documental film directed by Itzel Martínez, running about 80 minutes.

What it’s about. In an unfair country women work day and night far from home while their children learn to survive between loneliness and emptiness. They grow to become teenagers, locked down in one of many low income neighborhoods made up of identical small houses, outlined by overcrowding and scarcity. Their mothers, mostly workers in transnational factories, go in and out in buses that take them to a work place where they carry out twelve hour shifts two hours away from home, while their children muddle through their upbringing in tiny houses of 40 square meters. In spite of everything, they look for a way to move ahead and chase their illusions. This is a story full of youthful aspirations set in a context of difficulties and shortages.

Who’s in it. El hogar al revés stars Luis Omar Rodríguez Díaz, Gerardo Ruiz Zerrano, Santos Pérez Varela and Xóchitl Martínez Santiago, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, El hogar al revés has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El hogar al revés page.

If you liked it. Fans of El hogar al revés tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, BTS: La Película, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.