Nueve Reinas (2000)

	Also Known As: Nine queens
	Year of first release: 2000
	Director: Fabián Bielinski
	Actors: Gastón Pauls, Ricardo Darín, Leticia Brédice
	Country: RA
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 19.09.2014, DVD, Original Spanish version
Synopsis: An experienced small delinquant Marcos (Darín) meets a younger one Juan (Pauls). They decide to work together and get involved into the reselling of old stamps via information of Marcos' sister (Brédice), Valeria.
Review: The story developps very well and we get more involved in the relationship of brother and sister as well as of brother with his colleagues. We slowly learn Marcos. SPOILER until a very surprising end, the revenge of the sister. I have been directed to believe one story and finally the story is a totally different one. As amazing as The Spanish prisoner in 1997. A few indices on the recent history of Argentina provide an original view on the Argentinian financial crisis taking place in the early 2000's. The dialogues are sparse and poor but do not avoid the actors Darín and Pauls to show their talent even if it is to play normal people and small delinquants. The poor dialogues break the interest in the movie and brake its rythm. The sound and photography are of low quality.I think that because of the really good story, the movie has become cult in Argentina, so that La salada show people watching it on TV.
Rating: 6 /10