Where the Tracks End

Where the Tracks End
Where the Tracks End
	Netflix release poster
Directed by	Ernesto Contreras
Screenplay by	Javier Peñalosa
Based on	Where the Tracks End by Ángeles Doñantes
Produced by	Maria Jose Cordova; Alejandro Cortés Rubiales; Rafael Ley; Mónica Vértiz
Starring	Adriana Barraza; Kaarlo Isaacs
Cinematography	Juan Pablo Ramírez
Edited by	Jorge Macaya
Music by	Gus Reyes; Andrés Sánchez
Production; companies	Netflix; Woo Films
Distributed by	Pimienta Films; Netflix
Release dates	May 18, 2023 (Mexico); May 26, 2023 (Netflix);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Where the Tracks End (Spanish: El último vagón, lit. 'The last wagon') is a 2023 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Ernesto Contreras from a screenplay by Javier Peñalosa.^[2] Starring Adriana Barraza and Kaarlo Isaacs.^[3] It is based on the novel of the same name by Ángeles Doñantes.^[4]

Synopsis

Ikal and his family live on a railway that travels across the country, as his father works in the repair and construction of railways, which prevents the family and the boy from settling in one place for a while. However, at the last stop, Ikal meets Chico, Valeria and Tuerto, friends who are students of Georgina, a teacher who does everything possible for her students to learn despite precarious circumstances. But, when everything seems to settle for Ikal at school, a new threat arrives, an inspector from the Ministry of Education, who has the mission of closing rural schools. With his sights set on Ikal's school, the inspector will see in the young man everything he has learned about the value of friendship, the importance of growing up and the inspiration that teachers can generate in the lives of students.^[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^[6]^[7]

Adriana Barraza as Teacher Georgina
Kaarlo Isaacs as Ikal
Memo Villegas as Hugo Valenzuela (adult Ikal)
Diego Montessoro as Chico
Frida Cruz as Valeria
Ikal Paredes as Tuerto
Teté Espinoza as Lucero
Jeronimo Medina as Tomás
Gabriela Cartol as Mirna
Nova Coronel as Diamantina
Adrián Vázquez as Mr. Ochoa
Leonardo Alonso as Foreman
Fátima Molina as Adult Valeria
Sofía Domínguez Corte as Carola
Osvani Rivera as Chesco
Victoria Díaz as Diana Dinamita
Blanca Guerra as Ethereal Mage

Production

Principal photography took place on location at Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala; Tlapacoyan, Veracruz and Oriental, Puebla located in Mexico.^[8]^[9]

Release

Where the Tracks End had a limited theatrical release on May 18, 2023,^[10] in Mexico and was later released worldwide on May 26 of the same year on Netflix.^[11]