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Okupas (2000)

Okupas poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Argentina
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
8.6 of 10 from 87 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four friends squat in a house in Argentina as they navigate life. They run into trouble with the police and local gangs.

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What happens

Okupas is an Argentine television series, starring Rodrigo de la Serna, Diego Alonso Gómez, Ariel Staltari and Franco Tirri. It won four Martín Fierro Awards. It was written and directed by Bruno Stagnaro. It was first aired in 2000 on Canal 7 and was a great success in the Argentine television. Since then it was aired by many television channels and since July 2021 it is available on Netflix. The series follows a group of four friends who live in a squatted house discovering new experiences dealing with the police and gangs. It is considered an Argentine cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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