Argentina / Chile / France / Netherlands,
2002, 105 min
Directed by:
Pablo TraperoCinematography:
Guillermo NietoCast:
Graciana Chironi, Roberto Posse, Darío Levy, Sergio Acosta, Mimí Ardú, Horacio Marassi, Jorge Román, Víctor Hugo CarrizoPlots(1)
El Bonaerense is a drama about lost innocence and shocking police corruption in Buenos Aires. Written, produced and directed by Pablo Trapero, it tells the story of aimless locksmith Zapa (Román) who lives in a small Argentinian town and is pressured by his boss to break into a safe. Arrested and then bailed, Zapa soon finds a job in the Buenos Aires police force and is quickly initiated into the brutal and corrupt methods of the city police. (StudioCanal UK)
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