LOS LADRONES VIEJOS: LAS LEYENDAS DEL ARTEGIO



LOS LADRONES VIEJOS: LAS LEYENDAS DEL ARTEGIO
(OLD THIEVES: LEGENDS OF ARTEGIO)

Dir Everado González, Mexico, 2007, 97 min (Spanish with English subtitles)

Los Ladrones Viejos was one of the audience favourites at the 2008 Melbourne International Latin American Film Festival, and with good reason. This compelling documentary explores the lives and times of Mexico City's 'gentleman thieves', veterans of a golden era where burglars operated according to strict codes of ethics and non-violence, and where their reputation in the underworld grew in direct proportion to the artistry and audacity of their modus operandi.

Tickets: $13, $10 (conc.); Admission 18+
Thursday 29 May, 7.30pm, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street
CarltonOn sale at the Cinema Nova box office: 9347 5331, 9349 5201 or online via www.cinemanova.com.au

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