71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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El Ángel / The Angel

Luis Ortega
Argentina - Spain      114 m.
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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 manifested itself: to be a thief. 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-five years in jail, Carlos Robledo Puch is the longest- serving prisoner in the history of Argentina.

Director
Luis Ortega
Screenplay
Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Sergio Olguín
Production
K & S (Argentina)
Oscar Kramer
El Deseo S.A. (Spain)
Esther García
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Film Factory (Spain)
Distribution
BTEAM Pictures (Spain)
Photography
Julián Apezteguia
Edition
Guillermo Gatti
Music
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Cast
Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Mercedes Morán, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco, Peter Lanzani, Cecilia Roth
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
114 m.
Country
Argentina - Spain
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