Directed by Marcelo PiÒeyro
Argentina/Spain
U.S. PREMIERE
They're lovers, they're criminals, and they're unstoppable.Ý At the
heart of this explosive action thriller is the red-hot passion shared
by two gay bank robbers, Angel and Nene, an inseparable killing-machine
duo known to the rest of the world as Los Mellizos (The Twins).
What's more, their story is true, based on a spectacular 1965 crime
spree that held Argentina and Uruguay in a two-month state of terror.Ý
When we first meet them, something is amiss, although their erotic
chemistry and raging love are still inact.Ý Angel's hearing voices
in his head and Nene doesn't know what to do about it; he hopes that
another heist will mend their troubles.Ý They join a team assembled
by a Buenos Aires mobster intent on robbing an armored car full of
hot cash.Ý A pile of dead cops later, they have the loot but they're
on the run, front-page fugitives along with their swaggering straight
getaway driver.Ý Be prepared for some blood-soaked scenes of violence
that, reminiscent of the groundbreaking film Bonnie and Clyde,
re-inject genuine human passion into cinematic mayhem. Plata quemada
boasts three equally sexy young stars of Spanish and Argentine cinema
- Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eduardo Noriega, and Pablo Echarri - whose repeatedly
bared torsos are as taut as the film's expertly choreographed action
sequences.Ý This is a big-budget blockbuster from award-winning Argentine
master Marcelo PiÒeyro (Caballos salvages and Cenizas del
paraÌso),Ý In Spanish with English subtitles.Ý Director
Marcelo PiÒeyro will attend the screening and discuss his film with
the audience.
9:00 PM Screening $10
Followed by Festival Club @ Laundry Bar with no additional admission
charge
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