Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) is an excellent con man movie from Argentine in which a young short con artist is taken under the wing of a more experienced operator for a day. On that day, they get a one in a million shot at big money, if only they can sell counterfeit rare stamps to a rich exile before he leaves the country. It sounds too good to be true, but is our young grifter getting swindled by his new mentor? This is the kind of movie where you can't really trust anything you see (and that therefore can be fun to watch a second time), but it also does a good job of crafting characters you care about (and that goes for both con men, whether one of them is a "villain" or not). Lots of twists and turns in their fortunes give the story momentum, and the end credits have a nice surprise (though not in the usual sense - I'm just trying not to spoil anything for you).
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KANJ
I like this guy's acting. | Ricardo DarinDieguito
One of the best Argentinian movies! I think it has an adaption from Hollywood, but this is certainly better. Recommended.niarchos
One of the best movies I have ever watched.niarchos
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The best of argentinian cinemaLimbesdautomne
After Hours with crooks.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Tommy DeVito
Hope you feel good, feelgoodguy. No spoilers, they said.Siskoid
Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) is an excellent con man movie from Argentine in which a young short con artist is taken under the wing of a more experienced operator for a day. On that day, they get a one in a million shot at big money, if only they can sell counterfeit rare stamps to a rich exile before he leaves the country. It sounds too good to be true, but is our young grifter getting swindled by his new mentor? This is the kind of movie where you can't really trust anything you see (and that therefore can be fun to watch a second time), but it also does a good job of crafting characters you care about (and that goes for both con men, whether one of them is a "villain" or not). Lots of twists and turns in their fortunes give the story momentum, and the end credits have a nice surprise (though not in the usual sense - I'm just trying not to spoil anything for you).AlexFerrero
(removed by mod: please post in English)nicolaskrizan
Crooked!https://beyond1001movies.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/663-0/