El Angel

2019 • 114 minutu

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Buenos Aires, 1971. Carlitos (Lorenzo Ferro) is a seventeen-year-old with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. When he meets the handsome Ramon (Chino Darin) at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and instigates a fight. A
relationship soon develops with the two embarking on a crime spree fueled by jealousy and unspoken desires. As their relationship grows more combustible, their crimes become more violent and deadly, until Carlitos is finally apprehended at the age of 20. Because of his cherubic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos “The Angel of Death.” Showered with attention, he becomes an overnight celebrity. To this day, he remains imprisoned in Argentina —  the longest-serving inmate in the country’s history.

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This story based on true events glamorizes a young man's crime spree in Buenos Aires in the 1970s. It's beautifully shot although the dialogue is at times delivered in a way that is a little flat and devoid of the drama that underlies the story. Nevertheless, the title character, "El Angel" played by Lorenzo Ferro, captures the narcissism and sociopathy that led the real life person, Carlos Robledo Puch, to rob and kill his way to prison, where he remains today. For better or for worse, the story is capitvating not least because it centers on the sensual/sexual attraction between El Angel and his partner in crime, Ramon, played by Chino Darin.

The pacing, the acting, the writing, the direction, the music -- everything: simply amazing. Definitely my favorite film of 2018 in a pool of recycled studio superheroes and tired same old same olds. Lorenzo Ferro is truly a fresh face talent to watch in this Argentinean masterpiece.

Outstanding movie, from the cast,to the music, Wonderful storyline.