Plot

When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father's destiny may be inescapable.

"SUJO", a gripping 2024 drama written and directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez, stars Juan Jesús Varela in a powerful performance. The film delves into the life of Sujo, a young boy who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, a cartel hitman, at the tender age of four. As Sujo grows from childhood to adulthood, he grapples with the haunting legacy of his father's violent past, struggling to escape its clutches and forge a path of his own.—yusufpiskin