The Delinquents

Los Delincuentes

64th TIFF: Greek Premiere

An unassuming bank employee steals a substantial sum of money from the vault and enlists his trusted coworker to hide the cash until his release from prison when they intend to split it. After all, what’s the big deal about three years behind bars if neither of them ever has to work again? The plan seems solid, as long as the latter doesn't break during questioning. Or, as long as complications don't arise once love enters the equation. For Argentina's official nomination for the upcoming Oscar Award for International Film, praises have been sung from the very moment it made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. However, everyone agrees that The Delinquents is by no means the typical heist film we’re accustomed to. In fact, it's so good that it might as well be illegal.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Rodrigo Moreno

Script: Rodrigo Moreno

Cinematography: Alejo Maglio, Ines Duacastella

Editing: Manuel Ferrari, Nicolás Goldbart, Rodrigo Moreno

Sound: Roberto Espinoza, Marcos Lopes

Actors: Daniel Elías, Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino, Germán De Silva, Laura Paredes, Mariana Chaud, Gabriela Saidon

Production: Wanka Cine

Producers: Ezequiel Borovinsky

Co-production: Les Films Fauves, Sancho & Punta, Jirafa Films, Jaque Content, Rizoma Films

Co-producers: Gilles Chanial, Julia Alves, Michael Wahrmann, Augusto Matte, Bruno Bettati, Paola Suarez, Daniel Lambrisca, Marcos Mion, Hernán Musaluppi

Costumes: Flora Caligiuri

Production Design: Gonzalo Delgado, Laura Caligiuri

Executive producer: Ezequiel Borovinsky, Ezequiel Capaldo, Eugenia Molina

Make Up: Veronique Dubray

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Argentina, Luxembourg, Brazil, Chile

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 189'

Distribution in Greece: Weird Wave

Contact: Magnolia Pictures

Awards/Distinctions: Special Mention – Jerusalem FF 2023, Grand Prix – New Horizons IFF 2023, Premio del Jurado de Ficción, Premio del Jurado de la Crítica Internacional – Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP 2023

Rodrigo Moreno

Rodrigo Moreno is an Argentine filmmaker born and based in Buenos Aires. His films were awarded and exhibited in several film festivals like Berlinale, Donostia/San Sebastian, Toronto, Sundance, Rotterdam, Viennale, New Directors / New Films, and London, among many others. His work was also exhibited at MoMA, Guggenheim Museum, Anthology Film Archives and Lincoln Center (USA), Centre Pompidou (France), and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Germany). In 2017, the Ibertigo foundation from Spain organized a retrospective of his work in Las Palmas. Another retrospective of his work was held in summer 2019 at Wolf Kino of Berlin. His film El Custodio won the Alfred Bauer Preis in Berlinale and Βest Latin American script in Sundance, among many other awards. He teaches Film Direction at the Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires. Moreno sits on the editorial board of the annual publication Revista de Cine, where he also writes articles and essays on cinema.