A penetrating look at Santiago, Chile. Its sectors and multiple social differences experienced in three friends.
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Title: Caluga o Menta (1990)
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Hector Vega Mauricio | ... | Niki (as Mauricio Vega) |
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Patricia Rivadeneira | ... | Manuela |
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Aldo Parodi | ... | Nacho |
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Myriam Palacios | ... | Niki's mother |
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David Olguiser | ... | (as David Ollguisser) |
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Rodrigo Gijón | ... | (as Rodrigo Gijon) |
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Cecilia Godoy | ... | Negra |
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Rodrigo Peña | ... | El Feto |
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Luis Alarcón | ... | Javier |
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Mauricio Pesutic | ... | Dealer |
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Jorge Gajardo | ... | Jefe Taller |
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Remigio Remedy | ... | Gustavo (yuppie) (as Remigio Remedi) |
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Mireya Véliz | ... | Old woman |
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Claudia Santelices | ... | Flaca |
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Luis Cornejo | ... | Old mechanic |
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Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties. Written by Alejandra
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15 October 1990 (Chile) See more »Also Known As:
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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.