Ratas, Ratones, Rateros (1999)
- Original title
- Ratas, ratones, rateros
- Directed by
- Sebastián Cordero
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Ecuador
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In Quito, a young man caught up in petty crime is visited by his cousin, a fugitive ex-convict. Their reunion pulls the protagonist deeper into a dangerous world of theft and survival.
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What happens
Ratas, ratones, rateros (Spanish: "Rats, Mice, Petty Thieves") is a 1999 Ecuadorian crime drama film written and directed by Sebastián Cordero and starring Carlos Valencia and Marco Bustos. It was shown at the 1999 Bogotá Film Festival but did not receive a wide release until 2001. It was nominated for Best Film of the Year in 2001 by the Spanish Goya Awards. It was described as the first Ecuadorian film with international-standard production values. The plot follows the life of Salvador (Bustos), a young petty thief from Quito, after he is visited by his cousin Ángel (Valencia), an ex-convict with a bounty on his head. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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