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El Angel(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-08-09
74%
555 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
Inspired by true events.
Overview:
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Argentina,
Spain
Budget: $3,000,000.00
Revenue: $10,452,324.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: El Angel
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lorenzo Ferro
Carlitos
Chino Darín
Ramón
Mercedes Morán
Ana María
Daniel Fanego
José
Luis Gnecco
Héctor
Cecilia Roth
Aurora
Malena Villa
Twins
William Prociuk
'Federica'
Marcelo D'Andrea
Police Commissioner
Peter Lanzani
Miguel Prieto
Video Trailer El Angel
Video: US Trailer
US Trailer
EL ANGEL Director Q&A | TIFF 2018
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EL ANGEL Director Q&A | TIFF 2018 - Featurette
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