Doble Juego (2003)
Directed by Alberto Durant
Genres - Comedy Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Ensemble Film |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - Peru |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
Peruvian filmmaker Alberto 'Chicho' Durant directs the ensemble film Doble Juego (Con Game). Rafo (Fabrizio Aguilar) is a would-be filmmaker in Lima struggling to pay his bills and support his girlfriend Laura (Mari Pili Barreda). He gets scammed by a Spanish con artist (Fernando Cayo) as part of an elaborate scheme involving several other Peruvians. The film is based on the corrupt administration of President Fujimori. Con Game was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the World Cinema program.
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cheating, con-artist, con/scam, corruption, deception, gullibility, lies, Peru, sting [police setup], unscrupulous
