Bastards y Diablos

Bastards y Diablos

Year: 2015

Runtime: 99 mins

Language: English

Director: A.D. Freese

DramaAdventure

Following their father’s death, two half-brothers embark on a journey through Colombia. They must fulfill his final wishes, which leads them to reconnect with their family and explore their father’s homeland. Along the way, they confront their complicated past and forge a bond with each other.

Bittersweet
Bittersweet ending
Moderately emotional
Medium intensity
Steady pacing
Moderate complexity

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Time period

The film moves between a present-day road trip and flashbacks to Gabriel's younger days, weaving memory with the consequences of his choices and the family's evolving relationships.

Location

Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Colombia

The journey unfolds across several Colombian cities known for their distinct flavors and histories. The stops in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, and Santa Marta anchor the narrative in a real-world map of family histories and regional contrasts. Each city reveals a facet of Gabriel's life and the relatives who shaped him, turning the trip into a moving family pilgrimage.

🚗 Road trip 🗺️ Colombian cities 🏙️ Urban landscapes

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Main Characters – Bastards y Diablos (2015)

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Gabriel Roja (Voice)

The father whose self-indulgent past and emotional absence cast long shadows over his sons. Through memories and the will, the film probes the complicated mix of care and neglect he offered. His life is revealed as a mosaic of longing, ambition, and self-sabotage that continues to influence Ed and Dion.

🎭 Complex 💔 Flawed 👨 Father

Ed Rojas

A frat-boy type who still carries a boyish spark, Ed navigates sibling loyalty and lingering attraction while facing his father’s legacy. He brings warmth and impulsiveness to the brothers’ reunion, along with a readiness to confront uncomfortable truths. His connection to a young woman hints at unresolved longing from the past.

🎯 Frat-boy 🔗 Loyal 👨‍👦 Brother

Dion Rojas

The elder by minutes, Dion moves with a worldly calm that barely masks his insecurities. He acts as a stabilizing force for his brother, but carries his own doubts about the family’s fractures. The road trip tests his patience and reveals his capacity for tenderness and protectiveness.

🧭 Calm 💔 Insecure 👨 Brother

Ed's Mother

A maternal figure witnessing the brothers’ reunion, she embodies a quiet strength that underscores the film’s themes of family resilience. Her presence anchors memory and adds emotional depth to the journey, reminding the brothers of what’s at stake for their future.

🤱 Mother 🛡️ Protective 🧵 Resilience

Diana Rojas

A young woman who appears in the trip and becomes a focal point for Ed’s lingering attraction, highlighting the tensions between desire, memory, and responsibility. Diana also serves as a mirror to the past, offering moments of warmth amid the road trip’s heavier revelations.

✨ Love interest 🤝 Support 👩 Family

Young Gabriel

A younger version of the father, portrayed in flashbacks as free-spirited and hedonistic. These scenes illuminate the roots of Gabriel’s later behavior and how his choices shaped the brothers’ lives.

🔥 Youth 🕊️ Recklessness 👨 Father

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Major Themes – Bastards y Diablos (2015)

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🧭 Family

The road trip binds Ed and Dion as brothers who must confront their father’s failures and the distance it bred between generations. Through conversations with relatives and shared memories, they renegotiate loyalty, forgiveness, and what it means to belong to a family. The journey reframes love as a collaborative effort to move forward together rather than dwell on the past.

💔 Memory

Memories of Gabriel are fragmented and conflicting, reflected in the brothers’ tentative attempts to reconstruct him. Flashbacks reveal a man driven by longing and self-sabotage, whose actions left lasting scars. The tension between remembered myths and lived reality challenges the brothers to accept imperfect truths.

🗺️ Legacy

Gabriel’s life is presented as a mosaic of ambition, failure, and longing, shaping the men Ed and Dion become. The will and the journey turn into a personal pilgrimage to understand what a father’s legacy truly means. The film suggests that legacy is not a tidy inheritance but a complicated inheritance of choices.

Last Updated: October 03, 2025 at 06:17

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