Movie

Caluga o Menta (1990)

• October 19, 1990
• 1h 40m

• Crime
• Drama

Overview

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.

Director

Gonzalo Justiniano

Writers

Gonzalo Justiniano

Starring

Hector Vega Mauricio, Patricia Rivadeneira, Aldo Parodi