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Caluga o Menta (1990)
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Gustavo Frías (writer)
Gonzalo Justiniano (writer)
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Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago... more | add synopsis
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Powerful images from underground Chile more (1 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Hector Vega Mauricio | ... | Niki (as Mauricio Vega) |
| Patricia Rivadeneira | ... | Manuela |
| Aldo Parodi | ... | Nacho |
| Myriam Palacios | ... | Niki's mother |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Luis Alarcón | ||
| Luis Cornejo | ... | Old mechanic |
| Rodrigo Gijón | ||
| Cecilia Godoy | ... | Negra |
| David Olguiser | ||
| Mauricio Pesutic | ||
| Remigio Remedy | ... | Yuppie (as Remigio Remedi) |
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Candy or Mint (International: English title) (literal title)
El Niki (USA) (DVD title)
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100 min
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This is a movie that depicts with no moralizing realism the life of a group of youngs dealing with drugs and unemployment. Shows too the skepticism of young people about the new Chilean democracy. The image of the boys taking a sunbath in the middle of nowhere(when Niki asks "what time is it?" and other replies "do you have something to do?"), maybe is the picture of the 90s Chilean cinema. Some of the scenes you can't forget, and sometimes bother reminding us that Chile has a lot of people in problems about drugs and unemployment. Niki's and Myriam Palacios performance, and Gaston Roca's cinematography are the best of this movie. The line "La droga es lo peor" (Drug is the worst) was a popular quote in early 90s, because this movie had a good audience in theaters, video and TV.