Caluga o Menta (1990)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 19, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.
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Cast & Crew.
Hector Vega Mauricio
Niki
Patricia Rivadeneira
Manuela
Cecilia Godoy
Negra
Aldo Parodi
Nacho
Myriam Palacios
Niki's mother
Mauricio Pesutic
Dealer
Gonzalo Justiniano
Director
Gustavo Frías
Writer
José Andrés Peña
Writer
Luis Alarcón
Javier
Remigio Remedy
Gustavo
Rodrigo Peña
El Feto
Jorge Gajardo
Workshop Chief
Mireya Véliz
Old Woman
Claudia Santelices
Flaca
Luis Cornejo
Old mechanic
Ernesto Malbrán
Truck driver
Víctor Mix
Huaso
Pablo Striano
Interrogator
Max Corvalán
Niki's brother-in-law
Alejandra Fosalba
Young Woman at the party
Arturo Peraldi
Police Officer 1 / Producer
Mireya Moreno
Vendor 1
Naldy Hernández
Vendor 2
Media.
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Wiki.
Caluga o menta (El Niki) (Candy or Mint) is a 1990 Chilean crime drama directed by Gonzalo Justiniano and one of the country's first post-Pinochet dictatorship films.