Rudo & Cursi reunites Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna onscreen for the first time since Y Tu Mama Tambien as Beto (Luna) and Tato (Bernal) Verdusco, brothers who work on a banana plantation and play football for their village team. Nicknamed Rudo (Tough) because of his personality and football style, Beto dreams of becoming a professional football player;Tato’s dream is to be a famous singer, and both share the dream of building a house for their mother. Luck comes their way when "Batuta" (Guillermo Francella), a football talent scout, discovers them accidentally. Tato is the first to move to the big city where he becomes the star scorer for a prestigious football club, where his show-off style earns him the nickname of Cursi (Corny). At first, Beto feels betrayed by his brother until he too finds similar success as the goalkeeper for an equally famous team and all animosity is soon forgotten. But not for long...

Written and directed by Carlos Cuarón, riotous comedy Rudo & Cursi is the first title from the new production house of Mexican powerhouse filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel ) and Guillermo del Toro (Pans Labyrinth).