EL ÁNGEL
by Luis Ortega
synopsis
Carlitos is a seventeen-year-old youth with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people's things, but it wasn't until his early adolescence that his true calling--to be a thief--manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discoveries, love and crime. Killing is just a random offshoot of the violence, which continues to escalate until Carlitos is finally apprehended. Because of his angelic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos "The Angel of Death." Showered with attention because of his beauty, he becomes an overnight celebrity. Altogether, he is believed to have committed over forty thefts and eleven homicides. Today, after more than forty-six years in jail, Carlos Robledo Puch is the longest- serving prisoner in the history of Argentina.
international title: | El Ángel |
original title: | El Ángel |
country: | Argentina, Spain |
sales agent: | Film Factory Entertainment |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Luis Ortega |
film run: | 118' |
release date: | ES 31/10/2018, FR 9/01/2019, PL 1/02/2019, DK 11/04/2019, IT 30/05/2019 |
screenplay: | Luis Ortega, Serguio Olguín, Rodolfo Palacios |
cast: | Cecilia Roth, Chino Darín, Malena Villa, Luis Gnecco, Peter Lanzani, Mercedes Morán, Daniel Fanego, Lorenzo Ferro |
cinematography by: | Julian Apezteguía |
film editing: | Guille Gatti |
art director: | Julia Freid |
costumes designer: | Julio Suárez |
music: | Moondog |
producer: | Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Leticia Cristi, Pablo Culell, Esther García, Axel Kuschevatzky, Matías Mosteirín, Sebastían Ortega, Hugo Sigman |
executive producer: | Javier Braier, Micaela Buye |
production: | El Deseo, Kramer & Sigman Films (AR), Underground Contenidos (AR) |
backing: | Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA) (AR), Televisión Federal (Telefe) (AR) |
distributor: | Bteam Pictures, UGC Distribution, Best Film, Miracle Film Distribution, Movies Inspired |