Pablo TraperoCast
Jorge Román Mariana Anghileri Darío Levy
Credits
Written by: Nicolás Gueilburt
Plot
A locksmith joins the Buenos Aires police.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pablo Trapero's drama follows a provincial locksmith who joins the Buenos Aires police and is swallowed by corruption. Jorge Román is stolid and affecting in a patient, realist portrait of an institution rotting.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,380 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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