Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Leonardo Sbaraglia | ... | El Nene | |
Eduardo Noriega | ... | Ángel / Narrator | |
Pablo Echarri | ... | El Cuervo | |
Leticia Brédice | ... | Giselle | |
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Ricardo Bartis | ... | Fontana |
Dolores Fonzi | ... | Vivi | |
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Carlos Roffé | ... | Nando |
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Daniel Valenzuela | ... | Tabaré |
Héctor Alterio | ... | Losardo | |
Claudio Rissi | ... | Relator | |
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Luis Ziembrowski | ... | Florian Barrios |
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Harry Havilio | ... | Carlos Tulian |
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Roberto Vallejos | ... | Parisi |
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Adriana Varela | ... | Cantante Cabaret |
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Ángel Alves | ... | Prostituta 3 Parque de Diversiones |
Burnt Money, is set in Argentina in 1965. This true story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of Argentinian crime history. Nene, Angel and Cuervo are bank robbers who flee from Argentina across the border to Uruguay after a large-scale hold-up that turns bloody. Angel is hurt and the three must lay low until Angel recovers. Nene and Angel are known to everyone they know as "the twins" because of their resemblance, but the two are not brothers at all - they are involved in a steamy homosexual relationship. To get back to Argentina, the group must first wait for Fontana, the brains behind the robbery, to arrange for passports. Anxious from hiding, Cuervo decides to break curfew and go party. After Nene and Angel also decide to take off, Nene meets a prostitute named Giselle and Angel ends up getting in a fight. The group is forced to abandon their refuge and Angel and ...
Admittedly, the plot could be more engaging than the B&C style robberies and shootouts. But was the plot really the plot, or more a vehicle to examine the lives of two men who love each other purely in otherwise twisted and sick lives? Contrary to what you may have heard, that there is very little overt sexuality going on between the leads Nene and Angel. In fact, the only real sex is between men and women. What is going on is a desperate attempt to sustain the relationship in a way crazy existence. And yes, gay men do like honest portrayals of love between two men . . . something you don't very often see.