“Freedom is an irresistible instinct.”
In the summer of 1928, several inmates from the National Penitentiary in Buenos Aires managed to escape. The film narrates the fate of each of these runaways in search of their destiny - tough men with their own ethical codes and ready to do anything not to return to prison. Some of them will suffer violent deaths, while others manage de disappear. Sordid and moving stories, not excluding tenderness and love, mercy or horror sealed with a pact of prison love that will remain in the heart of Buenos Aires, as witness of the yearned-for freedom.
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Cast
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Miguel Ángel Solá
Laureano Irala
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Ricardo Darín
Domingo Santaló, 'El Pibe'
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Wild Tales
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Gerardo Romano
Julio Bordiola
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Maradona, Blessed Dream
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Patricio Contreras
Eusebio Duval
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Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez
Sex with Love
Inés Estévez
Tabita
Known for
Victoria Small
Recurrence
Norma Aleandro
La Varela
Known for
The Official Story
Son of the Bride
Arturo Maly
Pedro Escofet
Known for
Wild Angel
Alejandro Awada
Tomás Opitti
Known for
Los simuladores
The Bar
Vando Villamil
Omar Zajur
Known for
Zama
Dangerous Obsession
Alberto Jiménez
Camilo Vallejo
Known for
La Reina del Sur
The Sea Inside
Facundo Arana
Víctor Gans
Known for
Wild Angel
Victoria Small
Oscar Alegre
Belisario "El Pampa" Zacarías
Known for
Sultans of the South
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Eduardo Mignogna Director · Jorge Goldenberg Writer Graciela Maglie Writer
First release May 24, 2001 · Produced in Argentina, Spain · Original title La fuga
Production
Argentina · Spain
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Original title
La fuga
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Argentina · May 24, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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