Esto huele mal

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Esto huele mal
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jorge Ali Triana
Written bybased on the novel “Esto huele mal” by Fernando Quiroz
Screenplay byJorge Ali Triana
Jorg Hiller
Produced by Clara María Ochoa
Starring Diego Bertie
Cristina Campuzano
Valerie Domínguez
Diego Cadavid
CinematographyJuan Cristobal Cobo
Edited byAlberto Ponce
Music byCamilo Posada
Production
company
CMO Producciones
Release date
  • 3 August 2007 (2007-08-03)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryColombia

Esto huele mal (English: This smells bad) is a 2007 Colombian drama comedy film directed by Jorge Ali Triana, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the eponymous novel written by Fernando Quiroz, who was inspired by real-world events. The plot follows the story of a businessman who lies about being the victim of a terrorist attack to hide his infidelities from his wife.

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Plot

Ricardo Caicedo is a well-to-do businessman in Bogotá, who in all appearances has a happy family life. His wife, Elena is devoted to him and the couple have a young son. However, Ricardo has been having an affair with a mistress named Manuela, which started a year ago. One day, in order to be with his mistress, Ricardo pretends to have a business meeting with several Argentinian associates at the Nogal Club. His lie is about to be uncovered when a terrorist placed a bomb at the club where Ricardo was supposed to be. His wife is worried about his safety and calls him. Ricardo is on the other side of town leaving Manuela’s house. To avoid revealing his infidelity Ricardo is determined to prove that he was at the scene of the attack. Aided by his friend Guzman, Ricardo invents an elaborate lie which portrays him as being one of the many victims of the terrorist attack. He is mistaken to be the saviour of a little girl's life and he becomes a hero.

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DVD release

Esto huele mal is available on DVD. Audio in Spanish, with English subtitles.

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