Plata quemada (2000)

Director:

Marcelo Piñeyro

Writers:

Marcelo Figueras (writer)
Ricardo Piglia (novel)

Release Date:

11 May 2000 (Argentina)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Basada en una historia real que durante 35 años se mantuvo en secreto

Plot:

Nene & Angel and their accomplice Cuervo participate in a botched bank robbery in 1965 Buenos Aires, then hide out from the police in Uruguay while the gang breaks down.

Plot Keywords:

Argentina | Uruguay | Police | Lover | Hold Up

Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	El Nene
Eduardo Noriega	...	Ángel
Pablo Echarri	...	El Cuervo
Leticia Brédice	...	Giselle
Ricardo Bartis	...	Fontana
Dolores Fonzi	...	Vivi
Carlos Roffé	...	Nando
Daniel Valenzuela	...	Tabaré
Héctor Alterio	...	Losardo
Claudio Rissi	...	Relator
Luis Ziembrowski	...	Florian Barrios
Harry Havilio	...	Carlos Tulian
Roberto Vallejos	...	Parisi
Adriana Varela	...	Cantante Cabaret
Ángel Alves	...	Prostituta 3 Parque de Diversiones

Also Known As:

Burnt Money (Canada: English title) (USA)
Burning Money (International: English title)
Plata quemada (Spain)

Runtime:

125 min | South Korea:123 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain | Uruguay

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Spain:18 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Canada:R

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Oscar Kramer S.A.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie, the bullet damage to the door of the apartment disappears and reappears between shots.

Soundtrack:

Vida mía

Angel and Nene

Marcelo Pineyro, one of the best directors from Argentina, surprises with every new effort. Working on this film with Marcelo Figueras, he also contributed to bring Ricardo Piglia's novel to the screen with unexpected results. The novel was based on a real criminal case that happened in Buenos Aires in the 1960's.

The two men at the center of the story are gay lovers who happened to be criminals. These two men share a passion that comes across on the screen like no other in recent memory. Angel, the Spaniard, wants to go to New York and Nene, his lover, wants to comply, but first they must attend to the assault of a vehicle that brings money to one bank. During the heist Angel is shot on his shoulder.

Things are so hot for all the people involved, they flee to Uruguay. This was perhaps a miscalculation, because they are being followed by the Argentine police, that is working with local authorities in apprehending all the criminals.

Nene is restless. He decides to leave the safe house, and finds Giselle, a beautiful woman who falls in love with him. At this point, we are of two minds, is Nene really cheating on Angel, or is he trying to use Giselle into providing another place where they can hide? The violent end comes in a finale that doesn't have anything to envy to any other movies of the genre.

The best thing in the film are the two leads. Leonardo Sbaraglia is one of the best actors that have come out of Argentina lately. He does an amazing job in portraying Nene. Eduardo Noriega, is also a Spanish actor that has done excellent work before and he shows his range in a magnificent performance as Angel. Leticia Bredice is Giselle, the young woman in Montevideo who befriends, then fall in love with Nene.

The film proves Marcelo Pineyro is a voice to be reckoned with and who has an enormous talent for giving his audience his best.