El Angel (2018)

The angelic face of Carlos, a 17-year-old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders.

Director:

Luis Ortega

Writers:

Sergio Olguín, Luis Ortega

Stars:

Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Daniel Fanego

2 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorenzo Ferro	...	Carlos
Chino Darín	...	Ramón
Daniel Fanego	...	José
Mercedes Morán	...	Ana María
Malena Villa	...	Gemelas
Cecilia Roth	...	Aurora
Sofía Inés Torner	...	Doble Gemelas
Peter Lanzani	...	Miguel
Marcelo Cancemi	...	Receptor
Luis Gnecco	...	Héctor
Julia Perette	...	Señora Aspiradora
Sergio Enrique Seguel	...	Señor Sin Pierna
Mario Aitel	...	Dueño Casona San Isidro
Verónica Marlene Verón Yahari	...	Empleada Casa Quinta
Solange Veneziani Cardozo	...	Recepcionista Hotel

Storyline

Carlitos is a seventeen-year-old youth with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people's things, but it wasn't until his early adolescence that his true calling--to be a thief--manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discoveries, love and crime. Killing is just a random offshoot of the violence, which continues to escalate until Carlitos is finally apprehended. Because of his angelic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos "The Angel of Death." Showered with attention because of his beauty, he becomes an overnight celebrity. Altogether, he is believed to have committed over forty thefts and eleven homicides. Today, after more than forty-six years in jail, Carlos Robledo Puch is the longest- serving prisoner in the history of Argentina.

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Plot Keywords:

homoeroticism | male frontal nudity | villain played by lead actor | two men dancing | homoerotic | 

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Taglines:

Mas de 1.000.000 de espectadores en Argentina. [More than 1.000.000 viewers in Argentina.] (Spanish release poster)

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Argentina Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

9 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Angel

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,348, 11 November 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$94,481, 13 December 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Deseo, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fun fact from Argentina citizen, at the time (1972) the maximum sentence for any crime was life sentence, but that carry implicit 45 year parole mandatory, because the law say so, the crimes was so severe the judge decided to avoid this possibility of getting out 45 years later, and decided to lay down a new unprecedented at the time sentence of life time reclusion plus undetermined length of prison, so he after 45 year in prison ask every year how much is the sentence left, since is undetermined it turned in to a political move, and he will never get out if any parent of any assassination victim is alive.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Carlos: Are people crazy? Does anybody consider the chance to be free? Going wherever you want; however you want. We all have a destiny. I am a natural-born thief. I don't believe in "this is yours, and this is mine".

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Connections

Features Disorder in the Court (1936)

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Soundtracks

La Casa del Sol Naciente
Performed by Palito Ortega

User Reviews

Fascinating..............

Maybe not a masterpiece, but this is a terrific movie with a homoerotic bent that is entertaining, terrifically acted, and beautifully filmed. A kind of Argentinian Bonnie and Clyde, if Bonnie were a pretty curly haired boy instead. Some people may find the story offensive, including humor in a movie filed with crime and death might not appeal to some, but this is the kind of great film Hollywood doesn't make. Worth it just for the performance of Lorenzo Ferro as The Angel.