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Los rateros

1989 · 80 min

A scrappy, good-natured caper comedy that coasts on broad jokes and a touch of downbeat street reality.

Directed by
Víctor Manuel Castro
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rafael Inclán, Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez, Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga'
Overview
The alcoholic Zapote discovers that his sister has to work at a cabaret to support him; when he tries to fix the situation, the police shut down the illegal business, and he ends up resorting to theft alongside his buddy 'El Flaco'.

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Directed by
Víctor Manuel Castro
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rafael Inclán, Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez, Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga'
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • crime
  • survival
  • addiction
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Víctor Manuel Castro
Written by
Francisco Cavazos, Fernando Galiana
Starring
Rafael Inclán, Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez, Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga', Sasha Montenegro, Rosario Escobar, Víctor Manuel Castro, Gioconda, Lizbeth Olivier
Cinematography
Raúl Domínguez
Runtime
80 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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