Burnt Money
(DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Marcelo Pineyro
When two gay thugs Angel (Eduardo Noriega) and El Nene (Leonardo Sbaraglia) join a plan to hold up an armored truck with a group of seasoned gangsters, their love and loyalty to each other is tested. Angel is wounded by police gunfire during the robbery, forcing El Nene to kill them all in a fit of rage. Things become complicated when they escape to Uruguay and the police threaten to torture the driver's moll if she doesn't tell them where they are. With their pictures plastered on the cover of every paper, drowning in drugs and alcohol, the gang begins to bicker. Against his boss's wishes El Nene leaves the apartment and roams the streets where he meets a prostitute named Giselle (Leticia Bredice) in whom he begins to trust. Director Marcelo PiƱeyro, whose films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, is one of the most important figures in contemporary cinema in Argentina. His fourth film is a delicate balance of a gripping bloodbath and a moving, tender love story. BURNT MONEY is based on a book by Ricardo Piglia and was inspired by a true story of a famous bank robbery in Buenos Aires in the 1960s.
GENRES - drama, glbt, horror & suspense
Film Info
RUNTIME - 125 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2001
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
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FESTIVALS
- Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2005 (Miami, United States)
- Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2005 (Philadelphia, United States)
- Berlin International Film Festival 2001 (Berlin, Germany)
- Palm Springs International Film Festival 2001 (Palm Springs, United States)
- Reel Affirmations Pride Film Festival 2001 (Washington D.C., United States)
- Havana Film Festival 2000 (Havana, Cuba)
- Toronto International Film Festival 2000 (Toronto, Canada)
Awards
- Best Actor (Nominee)
2001 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (Argentina) - Best Adapted Screenplay (Winner)
2001 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (Argentina) - Best Cinematography (Nominee)
2001 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (Argentina) - Best Cinematography (Winner)
2000 Havana Film Festival (Havana, Cuba) - Best Director (Nominee)
2001 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (Argentina) - Best Editing (Nominee)
2001 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (Argentina)