What Happens at the End of Killing Strangers?

A series of auditions is taking place in a museum-like living room. Various men improvise or deliver prepared lines, rehearse gestures and slogans, aim guns, and collapse as if mortally wounded. The theme of revolution is repeatedly invoked. In between, there are scenes of a desert landscape. Three men seeking to join the Mexican Revolution at the beginning of the last century have lost their way. Conflicts smolder among them, water is running low, and mutual mistrust is beginning to take hold. Placing the reenactment of a possible historical event alongside the preparations for it serves to underline the theatricality of every cinematic account of history. Moreover, on a kind of playful meta-meta-level, the scenes in which the actors feel their way through set pieces from a Beatles song or standard battle slogans allow the viewer to witness the simultaneous construction and deconstruction of a collective myth of revolution.

Nicolás Pereda's narrative builds toward a resolution centered on Gabino Rodríguez's journey. Various men improvise or deliver prepared lines, rehearse gestures and slogans, aim guns, and collapse as if mortally wounded.

How Does Gabino Rodríguez's Story End?

• Gabino Rodríguez: Gabino Rodríguez's storyline wraps up in the final act, though some viewers have found the resolution more ambiguous than expected.
• Tenoch Huerta Mejía: Tenoch Huerta Mejía's role in the climax proves pivotal to how the central conflict resolves.
• Harold Torres: Harold Torres's character undergoes a significant shift in the final act.

What Does the Ending of Killing Strangers Mean?

The ending of Killing Strangers brings the narrative to a close, though viewer reception has been mixed. The resolution of Gabino Rodríguez's story may not satisfy all audiences.