In the big city, La India María faces every kind of accident and abuse, but nonetheless she converts every problem into smiles and joy. Toda clase de abusos y atropellos sufre La India María en la gran ciudad, sin embargo, ella convierte todo problema en risas y alegria.

"Biutiful" takes place in grimy and crowded parts of Barcelona that are a world away from that city's tourist attractions. Uxbal is a midlevel mobster, in charge of Chinese sweatshop workers making counterfeit watches and bags, and the African vendors who sell them. He collects and dispenses money, and runs interference with the cops. He also has two young children, a mentally unstable former wife, and a terminal illness. He is trying, despite his...