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Con Game

2004 · 90 min

A wry, low-key caper that drifts through hard times with a mix of hustle and melancholy.

Directed by
Alberto Durant
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Fabrizio Aguilar, Carlos Alcántara, Gianfranco Brero
Overview
President Fujimori's government is on its way out, and the citizens of Peru are struggling to get by, often engaging in unscrupulous means to get ahead--or just to make a buck. Rafo is a struggling filmmaker who supports his girlfriend Laura. He encounters a Spanish con artist posing as an executive for a major phone company, the Spaniard draws Rafo into an elaborate scam.

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Directed by
Alberto Durant
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Fabrizio Aguilar, Carlos Alcántara, Gianfranco Brero
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • crime
    • class
    • ambition
    • betrayal
    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
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Alberto Durant
    Written by
    Alberto Durant
    Starring
    Fabrizio Aguilar, Carlos Alcántara, Gianfranco Brero, Fernando Cayo, Katia Condos, Gianella Neyra, Paul Vega
    Cinematography
    Juan Durán
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Cuba, Peru, Spain, Chile
    Languages
    Spanish

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