Burnt Money

Plata quemada
Argentina, 2000. 125 mins. Strand Rel.

Angel and El Nene are a pair of small-time criminals hired to take part in the robbery of an armored truck organized by mobsters Nando and Fontana, who working in cahoots with the driver, El Cuervo. Angel and El Nene are also lovers, and when the robbery goes sour and Angel is shot by the police, El Nene is enraged and opens fire on the officers, turning the heist into a bloodbath. Angel and El Nene somehow escape and go into hiding, with El Nene attempting to nurse Angel back to health. As the couple tries to avoid detection in Uruguay, El Cuervo's moll, tells the police of their whereabouts under threat of torture.

Director: Marcelo Piñeyro