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Heroic Losers

2019 · 116 min

A warm, wry caper that mixes small-town camaraderie with economic desperation, building to a satisfyingly clever heist.

Directed by
Sebastián Borensztein
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darín
Tagline
They messed with the wrong losers.
Overview
In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their hopes disappear. Now, they will unite to recover the lost money and give the blow of their lives to their greatest enemy.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sebastián Borensztein
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darín
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • justice
  • class
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Sebastián Borensztein, Eduardo Sacheri
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
116 min
Country
Argentina, Spain
Languages
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