Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Ladrones y Mentirosos
(Thieves and Liars)
Puerto Rico / 2006 / 114 min
Directors: Ricardo Méndez Matta, Poli Marichal
Producers: Poli Marichal, Ricardo Méndez Matta
Screenwriters: Poli Marichal, Ricardo Méndez Matta
Cinematographers: Jaime Costas, Willie Berríos
Editor: Martín Singer
Line Producer: Ellen Gordon
Production Designer: Mónica Monserrate
Music: Superaquello
Ladrones y Mentirosos is the heartrending story of three Puerto Rican families struggling to stay together in a society overcome by corruption and drugs. Using a parallel structure, the film focuses on the three generations that comprise each family: teenagers, their parents and grandparents.
Ladrones y Mentirosos es la historia desgarradora de tres familias puertorriqueñas que luchan por mantenerse unidas en una sociedad acosada por la corrupción y las drogas. Utilizando una estructura paralela, la película se centra en las tres generaciones que integran cada familia: adolescentes, padres y abuelos.
Cast: Steven Bauer, Alba Raquel Barros, Isidro Bobadilla, Vico C, Elpidia Carrillo, Giberto Concepción Súarez, César “TNT” Farrait, José Heredia, Juan Ortiz Jiménez, Marta Labatut, Daniel Lugo, Flavia Lugo, Dennis Mario, Lymari Nadal, Carlos Paniagua, Magda Rivera, Luz María Rondón
Awards: Best Director- World Cinema, 2006 Phoenix Film Festival
Film Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Film Year: 2006
Run Time: 114 min