Puerto Escondido (film)

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Puerto Escondido
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Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
Written by Gabriele Salvatores, Diego Abatantuono, Enzo Monteleone
Produced by Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Starring Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bisio
Cinematography Italo Petriccione
Edited by Nino Baragli
Music by Federico De Robertis
Mauro Pagani
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
109 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Puerto Escondido is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. [1] For this film Diego Abatantuono and Renato Carpentieri were awarded with Silver Ribbons for best actor and best supporting actor. [2]

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Plot

In a bank of Milan, the banker Mario Tozzi is involved in an ambush against him: he is hit by two shots in the bathroom of the building, and as soon as he recovers from convalescence, believing that his assailant intends seriously to kill him, Mario decides to run away from Italy, taking refuge in Mexico. Mario chooses the small and remote land of Puerto Escondido, where he meets two very nice Italians, fled there a long time ago to escape from the frantic life of the city. They are Alex and Anita, which Mario makes friends right away, and he fits in a short time in the life of that place. However, since the money is not there, the three companions try to get away using illegal methods. One night Mario meets in that port his assailant, who is also suffering at the cruel life of the city. In fact, he decides to convert to the peace of Puerto Escondido.
Become four now, the comrades plan a heist that will guarantee them at least a year of peace; however the project ends badly...

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