La Fuga (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Eduardo Mignogna |
| Produced by | José Antonio Félez Carlos Mentasti |
| Written by |
Jorge Goldenberg Graciela Maglie Eduardo Mignogna |
| Starring |
Ricardo Darin Patricio Contreras Miguel Angel Sola Gerardo Romano Ines Estevez |
| Music by | Federico Jusid |
| Cinematography | Marcelo Camorino |
| Edited by | Juan Carlos Macías |
| Distributed by | Líder Films |
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117 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
La fuga (English: The Escape) is a 2001 Argentine film directed by Eduardo Mignogna.
The picture stars Mignogna's friend and frequent collaborator, Ricardo Darin, as well as Miguel Angel Sola, Gerardo Romano, Patricio Contreras, Ines Estevez, Alejandro Awada and Norma Aleandro.
In the summer of 1928, seven inmates from the National Penitentiary in Buenos Aires manage to escape by tunneling their way out of prison and into a coal store run by an old couple. The old woman dies of a heart attack and the escapees flee the place. The film narrates the fate of each of these runaways in search of their destiny - tough men with their own ethical codes and ready to do anything not to return to prison - through flashbacks and separate, sometimes interconnecting, stories.
Laureano Irala (Miguel Angel Sola): an ex-con and narrator of the story, Irala feels guilty about the death of the old lady, so when the old man mistakes him for his nephew, he decides to stay with him and care for him as he lies low in his store. The old man eventually dies, which prompts Irala to sell the store and walk away with the money.
Domingo "El Pibe" Santaló (Ricardo Darín): an expert poker player working for Pedro Escofet, a gambler. Before going to prison for being caught with fake money, Santaló used to play for Escofet and took her mistress, Tabita, as his own. Once escaped, Santaló returns to the gambling business. But a game goes terribly wrong against Víctor Ganz, and loses all the money. Escofet, thinking Santaló and Ganz have made an arrangement, shoots Santaló, and is in turn shot by Tabita, who leaves Santaló to die. It is then revealed that it was Tabita who had made an arrangement with Ganz, who had a twin brother so that he would switch with him whenever he felt tired.
Dr. Julio Bordiola (Gerardo Romano): Bordiola used to be in the bookie business, but retired when he shot a debtor who he thought was going to kill him - in front of his 10-year-old daughter. Bordiola later on marries Rita Baldini, an underaged who goes on to have an affair with Ramón Cedeyra, a horse-dealer. Bordiola shoots Cedeyra and is sent to prison. After two years he escapes, only to find his wife's suicide note, where it is revealed that she was the 10-year-old girl, and Bordiola had shot her father. After that, she had married him in order to avenge him, but had fallen in love with him. Bordiola's ultimate fate remains unknown.
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