The angelic face of Carlos, a 17-year-old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders.The angelic face of Carlos, a 17-year-old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders.The angelic face of Carlos, a 17-year-old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders.
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Sergio Seguel
- Señor Sin Pierna
- (as Sergio Enrique Seguel)
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- Empleada Casa Quinta
- (as Verónica Marlene Verón Yahari)
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First of all, the film is very good if we talk about filmmaking. It is slow, and somehow this Works against. The acting is amazing, every actor is wonderfull. But come on...we know who this serial killer was, in this film he is too humorous and funny....couldn't accept this aspect of the film.
It has an exceptional cinematography and captures the details of 1970s superbly. Costumes, make-up, hairstyles, it feels very real. They paid very close attention to small details to really take you into that time period. It portrays this criminal in a loveable and almost cute way which forces the viewer have this interesting conflict while watching which you may not have had if this was a documentary.
The true story of 17-year-old baby faced killer Carlos "Angel" Puch.
The true story of 17-year-old baby faced killer Carlos "Angel" Puch.
"El Ángel" is a Biography - Drama movie in which we watch a 17-year-old teenager trying to find his place in the world but his life choices change his routine and his life in general very much.
I found this movie interesting but it lacked on action and in some moments it became a bit boring. The plot was simple but good enough to keep the audience attention while the direction which was made by Luis Ortega was equally good but with no surprises. The interpretation of Lorenzo Ferro who played as Carlos was very good and he made the difference. In conclusion, I have to say that "El Ángel" is a nice drama movie to spend your time with but do not expect more from that because I am sure that you will be disappointed.
I found this movie interesting but it lacked on action and in some moments it became a bit boring. The plot was simple but good enough to keep the audience attention while the direction which was made by Luis Ortega was equally good but with no surprises. The interpretation of Lorenzo Ferro who played as Carlos was very good and he made the difference. In conclusion, I have to say that "El Ángel" is a nice drama movie to spend your time with but do not expect more from that because I am sure that you will be disappointed.
"El Angel" is a consistently watchable crime thriller/case study of the real-life Argentine serial killer Carlos Puch. It is set in the seventies and feels eminently authentic. Its soundtrack, of Spanish rock songs, is also fantastic.
In this film, Puch is a habitual thief who seems incapable of remorse, or even perhaps any other emotion. He has a baby face and a head of curls and seems wide eyed and innocent. He walks through other people's homes as though they are his own; if anything, he seems more at ease there than in his own home.
A friendship leads to a local criminal who provides him with guns, and soon Carlos isn't just robbing people. He kills like a true psychopath with no emotion whatsoever, nor does he hesitate or even think about what he is doing.
His shootings seem to happen out of his control, especially in one scene that seems quite unrealistic. Carlos is apparently a crack shot the first time he has to handle a gun.
The movie includes a repulsive and unexpected shot of an old man's wrinkled, hairy scrotum hanging out of his boxer shorts. Repulsive.
Other than that, "El Angel" is a good movie. I say check it out.
In this film, Puch is a habitual thief who seems incapable of remorse, or even perhaps any other emotion. He has a baby face and a head of curls and seems wide eyed and innocent. He walks through other people's homes as though they are his own; if anything, he seems more at ease there than in his own home.
A friendship leads to a local criminal who provides him with guns, and soon Carlos isn't just robbing people. He kills like a true psychopath with no emotion whatsoever, nor does he hesitate or even think about what he is doing.
His shootings seem to happen out of his control, especially in one scene that seems quite unrealistic. Carlos is apparently a crack shot the first time he has to handle a gun.
The movie includes a repulsive and unexpected shot of an old man's wrinkled, hairy scrotum hanging out of his boxer shorts. Repulsive.
Other than that, "El Angel" is a good movie. I say check it out.
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Did you know
- TriviaIn real life, Carlos Robledo Puch is the longest-serving prisoner in Argentina, having spent more than 45 years in jail.
- GoofsAlmost at the end of the film, Carlitos paid at the kiosk for a bunch of cigarettes and some sweets with a 10 Argentinian pesos bill, but that currency didn't appear until the 90s.
- ConnectionsFeatures Disorder in the Court (1936)
- SoundtracksEl Extraño del Pelo Largo
Performed by La Joven Guardia
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- El Ángel
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $109,608
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,348
- Nov 11, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $5,604,680
- Runtime
- 1h 58m(118 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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