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68% Critic Match
El Polaquito
“First you have to know how to suffer, then love, then leave.”
6.8 / 10• 2003• 1h 32m•NR• Spanish
DramaAction
Storyline
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.
Cast & Crew
Abel Ayala
El Polaquito
Lead
Marina Glezer
La Pelu
Fernando Roa
El Vieja
Roly Serrano
El Rengo
Víctor Hugo Carrizo
Drugstore's sales man
Osvaldo Sanders
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Fabián Arenillas
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Juan Carlos Desanzo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. El Polaquito is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
