Caluga o Menta (1990)

Directed by Gonzalo Justiniano1h 40mCrime,Drama

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.

Year

1990

Country

Language

Spanish

Release date

19 October 1990

TMDB

7.0 (3)

CineVerse

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