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Mystery, Drama  •  2026  •  97 min  •  Adults (18+)

Desire (2026)

Desire poster

Desire (2026)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

Desire is a Mexican erotic thriller about Lucero, a wealthy married woman whose seemingly perfect life unravels when her husband hires a young swimming coach who attracts both her and her daughter. The story is a domestic pressure-cooker: infidelity, jealousy, and a dangerous mother-daughter rivalry. The Progressive label is mild and largely a default. The film carries no political framing, no LGBTQ content, and no ideological agenda detectable from available signals. What pulls it slightly away from a Traditional label is the sympathetic framing of a woman acting on forbidden desire. Countering that, the narrative treats the affair as destructive and frames committed family life as worth preserving, a quietly traditional undercurrent in a very adult package.

Starring Cast

Ludwika Paleta  •   José María Yazpik  •   Óscar Casas

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Not Rated

Primary

Political: Not Rated

Web searches returned only plot summaries and basic reception details for this personal melodrama about infidelity and family; no evidence of political framing, ideological themes, or bias in any retrieved source.

Diversity: Not Rated

Web searches yield plot summaries and cast details for this Mexican thriller about an affair and family rivalry but contain no information on casting choices involving race or gender swaps or on narrative elements critiquing traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium

The film centers on a nuclear family initially depicted as wealthy and devoted, with the mother's long marriage and parenting as core elements. An extramarital affair threatens this structure and leads to tragic fallout, while the protagonist ultimately prioritizes protecting her family; a brother's divorce serves as a cautionary parallel. This framing leans traditional by presenting committed marriage and family bonds as worth safeguarding despite imperfections.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

The film follows a married woman who begins an affair with her daughter's male swimming coach, with her daughter also drawn to him, in a heterosexual erotic thriller narrative containing no LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

The film centers on a married lawyer's extramarital affair with her daughter's swimming coach, creating a heterosexual love triangle and family conflict with no transgender characters or themes depicted.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

This original Mexican thriller centers on new characters: a married female lawyer, her husband, daughter, and the male swimming coach with whom she has an affair. No legacy roles, adaptations, or historical figures are involved.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Desire is an original screenplay with newly invented characters and no source material, prior films, or historical figures establishing canonical races for any roles.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.5
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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