Blue Beetle

2023 · film · US

Latino-directedAbout the communityBreakthrough firstLatino-led castFamilyIdentityComing of age

Directed by: Ángel Manuel Soto

Starring: Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Susan Sarandon, Raoul Max Trujillo, Belissa Escobedo, Damián Alcázar

Runtime: 128 min

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Blue Beetle is a film about a college grad who finds an alien relic. It matters as it is directed by Ángel Manuel Soto.

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synopsis — Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
credit — Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto.

Synopsis

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

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