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.
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Cast
35 people
Hector Vega Mauricio
Niki
Also in
Kristian
Archipiélago
Patricia Rivadeneira
Manuela
Known for
Demente
Claudio Martinez
Gonzalo Justiniano
Gustavo Frías
Luis Justiniano
Aldo Parodi
Nacho
Known for
Post Mortem
Gastón Roca
Arturo Prealdi
Cecilia Godoy
Negra
Also in
The Lawless Land
Secrets
Jaime de Aguirre
José Andrés Peña
Gonzalo Justiniano Director · Jaime de Aguirre Composer Gastón Roca Cinematographer
Budget $2M · United States release January 1, 2001 · Produced in Chile, Spain
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Budget
$1,990,000
Production
Arca
Production
Filmocentro
Production
Chile · Spain
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Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Chile · October 19, 1990
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 2001
New York Film Festival
Uruguay
April 15, 1992 · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
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