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Chicuarotes (2019)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.
Style:
realistic, tragicomedy
Plot:
clown, kidnapping, theft, robbery, teenager, youth, teenage boy, family relations, brother sister relationship, father son relationship, friendship, friends, escapades, juvenile delinquency, gay, heist, rape, thief, fight, money, abduction, violence, hostage, death, burglar ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico city, turkey
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