El bonaerense
2002 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.8 · 79% critics
A small-town locksmith gets pulled into a crime and is pressured into leaving home for the big city, where a family connection helps him enter the police. As he tries to start over, he’s drawn into a culture of everyday wrongdoing that tests his judgment and sense of belonging.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-09-19
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (38 votes)
About
If you like bleak, grounded stories about ordinary people getting pulled into institutional corruption, this may click, especially if you enjoyed Heli or The Clan; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear heroes.
Pros: grim, dark humor; strong supporting performances; unsettling city atmosphere | Cons: slow stretches; thin character depth; loose, unfocused plot
Cast & crew
Jorge Román
as Zapa
Mimí Ardú
as Mabel
Darío Levy
as Gallo
- HA
Hugo Anganuzzi
as Polaco
Víctor Hugo Carrizo
as Molinari
Graciana Chironi
as Madre de Zapa
Roberto Posse
as Tío Ismael
- LV
Luis Vicat
as Pellegrino
- AB
Aníbal Barengo
as Caneva
- GM
Gerardo Maffoni
as Cabo Osorio
Directed by Pablo Trapero