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, Cecilia Roth, Luis Gnecco

3 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorenzo Ferro	...	Carlos
Cecilia Roth	...	Aurora
Luis Gnecco	...	Héctor
Malena Villa	...	Gemelas
Sofía Inés Torner	...	Doble Gemelas
Chino Darín	...	Ramón
Marcelo Cancemi	...	Preceptor
Mercedes Morán	...	Ana María
Daniel Fanego	...	José
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
Rubén Esquivel	...	Linyera 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 | mother son relationship | teenage killer | male frontal nudity | gay interest | 

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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

This is Lorenzo Ferro's actorial debut.

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Goofs

Almost at the end of the film, Carlitos payed at the kiosko a bunch of cigarettes and some sweets with a 10 Argentinian pesos bill, but that currency didn't appear until the 90s.

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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

Invocation
Performed by Moondog

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.