The Delinquents

2023 · 190 min · ES · 6.5 (101 votes)

Dir. Rodrigo Moreno · Starring Daniel Elías, Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino, Germán de Silva, Laura Paredes, Mariana Chaud

“Steal back your life.”

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Morán works as a clerk in a bank in Buenos Aires. He is as good as invisible to his colleagues. Over dinner with his colleague Román, Morán tells him that he stole exactly $650,000, which is exactly double what he would have made until his retirement. He plans to turn himself in, but not before offering Román to split the money if agrees to hide it for the duration of his incarceration.

VIBE

This film feels like a quiet, existential rebellion against the soul-crushing mundane. It's a wry, contemplative slow-burn that explores the surprising paths to freedom and the peculiar bonds formed in its pursuit, all wrapped in a distinct independent cinema aesthetic.

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