El Bonaerense

Thirty-five year-old Zapa is a hard-working locksmith living in rural Argentina. When his boss asks him to crack a safe for some special clients, he has no choice. To escape prison he is forced to leave for Buenos Aires, where he signs up as a police cadet. In time he becomes a member of the Bonaerense: a member of Argentina's most brutal and corrupt police force. Now he has the power to make the rules...

Availability

• A DVD of this title is available to hire
• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Pablo Trapero

Technical information

Certificate

Cert 15

Language

Spanish with English subtitles

Country

Argentina-France-Netherlands-Chile

Year

2002

Colour

Running time

102 mins