Crime ·Drama · Chile · 1990 · 1h 40m

Caluga o Menta

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Director
Gonzalo Justiniano
Cast
Hector Vega Mauricio as Niki Patricia Rivadeneira as Manuela Aldo Parodi as Nacho Cecilia Godoy as Negra Mauricio Pesutic as Dealer Rodrigo Gijón as
Crew
Gastón Roca — Director of Photography Claudio Martinez — Editor Jaime de Aguirre — Original Music Composer Gonzalo Justiniano — Screenplay Arturo Peraldi — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Gonzalo Justiniano Director Gastón Roca Director of Photography Claudio Martinez Editor Jaime de Aguirre Original Music Composer Gonzalo Justiniano Screenplay Arturo Peraldi Producer
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