Bleak Street (2015)
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Post-Noir (Modern Noir) |
Release Date - Jan 20, 2016 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - Spain, Mexico |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jack Rodgers
In this outrageous drama set in Mexico City and based on true events, two aging prostitutes (Nora Velázquez and Patricia Reyes Spindola) try to make ends meet by drugging their clients and robbing them while they're unconscious. However, their scheme backfires when they accidentally kill two dwarf wrestling brothers (Juan Francisco Longoria and Guillermo Lopez) via overdose. Directed by Arturo Ripstein.
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aging, Little-People, Mexico, murder, prostitute/prostitution, wrestling-professional