THE CRIMINALS
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Synopsis
In Los Delincuentes, the routine lives of two bank employees, Morán and Román, are shattered when Morán steals a small fortune from the bank vault. While he flees, he glimpses a possible alternative to the gray life he leads and, furthermore, falls in love. But he is forced to choose between this radical alternative and going ahead with his heist plans, so he resigns himself to a brief stay in prison. His colleague Román, in possession of the stolen money against her will, feels trapped by the secret he keeps; His paranoia increases until he too finds a way out, and he too discovers a new love. But, united by their common destiny (accentuated by the similarity of their names), the two protagonists will inevitably meet again.
Film sheet
In Los Delincuentes, the routine lives of two bank employees, Morán and Román, are shattered when Morán steals a small fortune from the bank vault. While he flees, he glimpses a possible alternative to the gray life he leads and, furthermore, falls in love. But he is forced to choose between this radical alternative and going ahead with his heist plans, so he resigns himself to a brief stay in prison. His colleague Román, in possession of the stolen money against her will, feels trapped by the secret he keeps; His paranoia increases until he too finds a way out, and he too discovers a new love. But, united by their common destiny (accentuated by the similarity of their names), the two protagonists will inevitably meet again.
LANGUAGES): Spanish
SUBTITLE: English
COUNTRY(S): Argentina, Brazil
PREMIER TYPE: National Premiere
SECTION: Hispanic Looks
DIRECTOR(S): Rodrigo Moreno
PRODUCER(S): Ezequiel Borovinsky, Julia Alves, Bruno Bettati, Gilles Chanial, Augusto Matte
SCREENWRITER(S): Rodrigo Moreno
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Alejo Maglio
EDITOR: Karen Akerman, Manuel Ferrari, Nicolás Goldbart
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CONTACT: MUBI
DISTRIBUTION: Esteban Bigliardi, Daniel Elías, Laura Paredes, Sergio Hernández, Germán de Silva, Margarita Molfino
Director's Statement
“Many years ago, Hernán Musaluppi, who was the producer of El custodio, proposed to me to make a contemporary remake of ‘Just a criminal’ because I had the possibility of buying the rights. I liked the movie but I wasn't interested in doing a remake. I was left with the challenge of turning it around, of doing something else, of ignoring the question of rights and being tied to comparisons: taking the premise but going the other way. A recurring problem in my filmography is alienation and above all the use of time as an existential issue, which can be in relation to work, but also to leisure. The criminals work in those two areas. It's not that you plan these things, you don't start from a manifesto. You realize it in the process and even more so now with the finished film. From the script I always conceived a film that would house several universes at the same time, a story with many very different characters and settings."
Festivals and awards
“Many years ago, Hernán Musaluppi, who was the producer of El custodio, proposed to me to make a contemporary remake of ‘Just a criminal’ because I had the possibility of buying the rights. I liked the movie but I wasn't interested in doing a remake. I was left with the challenge of turning it around, of doing something else, of ignoring the question of rights and being tied to comparisons: taking the premise but going the other way. A recurring problem in my filmography is alienation and above all the use of time as an existential issue, which can be in relation to work, but also to leisure. The criminals work in those two areas. It's not that you plan these things, you don't start from a manifesto. You realize it in the process and even more so now with the finished film. From the script I always conceived a film that would house several universes at the same time, a story with many very different characters and settings."
Cannes Film Festival 2023 | Nominated: A Certain Regard Toronto International Film Festival 2023 Rotterdam International Film Festival 2024 San Sebastian International Film Festival 2023 | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award – Best Film in Competition BFI London Film Festival 2023 Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2023 New York Film Festival 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival 2023 International Film Festival Chicago Cinema 2023 | Winner: Golden Hugo – Best Film Stockholm International Film Festival 2023 Ghent Film Festival 2023 | Winner: Grand Prize – Best Film Sydney Film Festival 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival 2023 Melbourne International Film Festival 2023 Busan International Film Festival 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival 2023 | Special Mention: International Competition Hawaii International Film Festival 2023 Thessaloniki Film Festival 2023 Hamburg Film Festival 2023 Havana Film Festival 2023 Belfast Film Festival 2023 Philadelphia Film Festival 2023 | Jury Prize – Best Vienna Film 2023 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2023 Turin Film Festival 2023 Tromsø International Film Festival 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024 | FIPRESCI Award – Best Foreign Language Film Calgary International Film Festival 2023 Bombay Film Festival 2023 Kerala International Film Festival 2023 Singapore International Film Festival 2023 Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival 2023 New Horizons International Film Festival 2023 | Winner: Grand Prize – International Competition Biarritz Latin American Festival 2023 New Zealand International Film Festival 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival 2023.
Rodrigo Moreno
Moreno studied film and graduated in directing from the Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he has taught directing and screenwriting since 1996. Many of his films have been critically acclaimed at various international film festivals. In 1993 she wrote and directed her first short film, Us, which won the award for best film at the Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival. His 2006 film, the first feature film he directed alone, is The Minder (in Spanish: El Custodio). His 2011 film, A Mysterious World, premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear. “Los Delincuentes” is his most recent film selected to represent Argentina at the Academy Awards .
Director's Filmography
U.S (1993) (Short: 8 min.)
Bad time (1998) (co-directed)
Rest (2002) (co-directed)
The caretaker (2006)
R.D. Kell's The signal (2007) TV movie (co-directed)
A mysterious world2011)
Reimon (2012)
The criminals (2023).