Three second-rate delinquints - a retired, crippled pickpocket, a man born and raised in a prision who's never seen a day of freedom, and a young loser - escape from the police van that is taking them back to prison when it crashes. They jump a freight train and make their way to the Mediterranean coast, and hide out in an isolated mansion by the sea. In spite of the fact that it's the off-season for tourism, the house seems to be well maintained and strangely well stocked. Almost as strange as the sudden appearance of Nina, a young foreigner, whom the three fugitives have no choice but to hold against her will. However, when Nina is followed by some shady Russian mafia figures, our 'heroes' become accidentally involved in a plutonium-trafficking scheme. In this fast moving feature nobody is what they seem and three escaped criminals turn out to be the only ones amidst lies, plots and seduction who act in the name of honesty.
Acting
Sancho Gracia's one-handed pickpocket gravitas
Production
That off-season Mediterranean mansion energy
Writing
Plot twists that don't even trust themselves
Director
Benito Rabal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Benito Rabal is the son of legendary Spanish actor Francisco Rabal, making this a family affair of questionable decisions.
Elsa Pataky would later become internationally known as Mrs. Thor—and yes, she's still running from criminals.
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