First you have to know how to suffer, then love, then leave.
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Abel AyalaEl Polaquito
- Marina GlezerLa Pelu
- Fernando RoaEl Vieja
- Roly SerranoEl Rengo
- Víctor Hugo CarrizoDrugstore's sales man
- Osvaldo Sanders
- Fabián Arenillas
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- Juan Carlos DesanzoDirector
- Juan Carlos DesanzoWriter
- Lito EspinosaWriter
- Carlos TorlaschiDirector of Photography
- Martín BianchediOriginal Music Composer
- Sergio ZóttolaEditor
- José María CallejaProducer
- Juan Carlos DesanzoProducer
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