Burnt Money

Burnt Money (2000)

Plata quemada

Based on a true story that for 35 years was kept secret...

Set in Argentina in 1965, the story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of crime history. After a large-scale hold-up that turns bloody, the two men must flee. It is not long before the police are surrounding the building they are in and they must confront their demons to survive.

Date of release
2000-05-11
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (102)
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Romance, Crime
Director
Marcelo Piñeyro

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $44.8M
  • Based on: Burnt Money
  • Filmed in: Buenos Aires
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film

Burnt Money is a 2000 action thriller directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. Starring Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eduardo Noriega, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Brédice and Ricardo Bartis, it is based on Ricardo Piglia's 1997 Planeta prize-winning novel of the same name. The novel was inspired by the true story of a notorious 1965 bank robbery in Buenos Aires.

Filming locations

Filming took place in both Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

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