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El bonaerense (2002)

El bonaerense poster
Directed by
Pablo Trapero
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Argentina, Chile, France, Netherlands
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A locksmith from a small town moves to Buenos Aires and joins the provincial police force. There he gets pulled into a world of bribery and criminal activity within the institution.

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What happens

El bonaerense is a 2002 drama film directed and produced by Pablo Trapero. The screenplay was a joint effort of Nicolas Gueilburt, Ricardo Ragendorfer, Dodi Shoeuer, Pablo Trapero, and actor Daniel Valenzuela, and partly funded by INCAA. It stars Jorge Román, Mimí Ardú, among others. The movie deals with the corruption of the Bonaerense Police in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and the lives of those involved in it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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