Ratas, ratones, rateros explained

Ratas, ratones, rateros
Director:Sebastián Cordero
Producer:Isabel Dávalos
Lisandra Rivera
Starring:Carlos Valencia
Marco Bustos
Music:Hugo Idrovo
Sergio Sacoto-Arias
Cinematography:Matthew Jensen
Editing:Sebastián Cordero
Mateo Herrera
Distributor:HBO Latino
Runtime:107 minutes
Country:Ecuador
Language:Spanish

Ratas, ratones, rateros (Spanish: "Rats, Mice, Petty Thieves") is a 1999 Ecuadorian film directed by Sebastián Cordero and starring Carlos Valencia and Marco Bustos.[1] [2] It was shown at the 1999 Bogotá Film Festival but did not receive a wide release until 2001.[3] It was nominated for Best Film of the Year in 2001 by the Spanish Goya Awards.[4] It was described as the first Ecuadorian film with international-standard production values.[5]

The plot follows the life of Salvador (Bustos), a young petty thief from Quito, after he is visited by his cousin Ángel (Valencia), an ex-convict with a bounty on his head.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Membrez, Nancy J.. Memory in World Cinema: Critical Essays. August 30, 2019. McFarland. 9781476636443 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Voionmaa, Daniel Noemi. Leer la pobreza en América Latina. April 29, 2004. Editorial Cuarto Propio. 9789562603331 . Google Books.
  3. Book: The Precarious in the Cinemas of the Americas. Constanza. Burucúa. Carolina. Sitnisky. May 29, 2018. Springer. 9783319768076 . Google Books.
  4. Book: Rist, Peter H.. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. May 8, 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810880368 . Google Books.
  5. Book: A Post-Neoliberal Era in Latin America?: Revisiting cultural paradigms. Nehring. Daniel. Gómez Michel. Gerardo. February 27, 2019. Policy Press. 9781529201314 . Google Books.
  6. Book: Richards, Keith John. Themes in Latin American Cinema: A Critical Survey, 2d ed.. March 12, 2020. McFarland. 9781476637761 . Google Books.