Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso forge an unlikely friendship that forces each toward a reckoning with his own identity.
Why watch: Lin-Manuel Miranda produced this TIFF debut from a transgender director.
Cast
Max Pelayo as Aristotle Mendoza
Reese Gonzales as Dante Quintana
Eugenio Derbez as Jaime Mendoza
Veronica Falcón as Liliana Mendoza
Kevin Alejandro as Sam Quintana
Eva Longoria as Soledad Quintana
Luna Blaise as Elena Tellez
Marlene Forte as Tia Ophelia
Isabella Gómez as Gina Navarro
Maynor Alvarado as Julian Enriquez
Hanani Taylor as Susie Byrd
Jose Diaz as Charlie Escobedo
Martin Morales as Mr. Rodriguez
Alejandro De Anda as Fernando
Emiliano Torres as Tio Juanito
Crew
Aitch Alberto — Director
Aitch Alberto — Screenplay
Ben Odell — Producer
Kyra Sedgwick — Producer
Lin-Manuel Miranda — Producer
Valerie Stadler — Producer
David Boies III — Producer
Akis Konstantakopoulos — Director of Photography
Stefanie Visser — Editor
Harry Yoon — Editor
Isabella Summers — Original Music Composer
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