Movielogr
Caluga o Menta (1990)
Directed by Gonzalo Justiniano
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.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Hector Vega Mauricio | Patricia Rivadeneira | Aldo Parodi | Cecilia Godoy | Mauricio Pesutic | Rodrigo Gijón | Myriam Palacios | Luis Alarcón | Remigio Remedy | David Olguiser | Rodrigo Peña | Jorge Gajardo | Mireya Véliz | Claudia Santelices | Luis Cornejo | Ernesto Malbran | Víctor Mix | Pablo Striano | Max Corvalán | Alejandra Fosalba | Arturo Peraldi | Mireya Moreno | Naldy Hernández