The Bitter Stems (Los Tallos Amargos) (Flicker Alley) [Blu-ray + DVD]

Blu-ray · 2021

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Alfredo Gaspar (Carlos Cores) is an unhappy reporter who teams with an immigrant bartender, Liudas (Vassili Lambrinos), in a get rich quick scheme; they advertise a correspondence course in journalism, and the money pours in. Other than being a crook, Liudas is a nice guy hoping to bring his wife and two children from Europe to Argentina. Gaspar is so moved by the family's plight that he offers Liudas a bigger share of the ill-gotten gains to help them. Eventually, though, Gaspar comes to suspect that Liudas hasn't told him the truth; perhaps someone who's, after all, a crook would also lie to him. Gaspar decides to exact revenge on his "business" partner and commits "the perfect crime"...or so he thinks. But nothing goes quite as planned.

Director

Fernando Ayala

Cast

Carlos Cores,Julia Sandoval,Vassili Lambrinos,George Hilton,Adolfo Linvel,Aída Luz

Runtime

90 min

IMDb

7.6

Deal Score

59

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