This is the film Wes Anderson wishes he could make.
Directed by Jared Hess
Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.
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This is the film Wes Anderson wishes he could make.
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75/100 20% fart jokes 20% jabs at catholicism 10% goofy wrestling antics 15% buddy comedy 15% Jared Hess's rural surrealism 10% gentle romance 10% eagle eggs
A disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery secretly begins wrestling as a luchador to earn money for the orphanage.
Jared Hess directed this 2006 sports comedy following his success with Napoleon Dynamite.
