Street tough Zamir has been in love with Kim ever since he rescued her from rapists, but the only way that he can express his affection is to attack any man who shows interest in her. Kim tolerates Zamir's infatuation, but keeps him at arm's length. When Max Kalba arrives in town to take vengeance on Kim's father, Zamir attempts to rescue her once again.
Stunts
Zaror's capoeira-meets-streetfighting hybrid, all self-choreographed
Direction
Espinoza's $100K budget stretched to look like $5M
Practical Effects
Zero CGI, every punch and flip captured in-camera
Director
Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marko Zaror and Ernesto Díaz Espinoza were childhood friends who made this for under $100,000 after Zaror couldn't get stunt work in Hollywood. The 'Kiltro' name comes from a Chilean street dog breed—meant to reflect Zamir's stray-dog loyalty.
This film essentially created the Chilean martial arts genre from scratch. Espinoza later admitted the toxic romance plot aged terribly, but stands by it as 'what two dumb 20-somethings thought was cool in 2006.'
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