Funny Dirty Little War (1983)

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Release Date: Mar 30, 1985 Wide

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Release Date: Mar 30, 1985 Wide

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The apparent ease with which Argentina's political situation could degrade into extremists killing each other is illustrated in this interesting fictional allusion to historical reality. Suprino (Hector Bidonde), a local Peronist boss in the small town of Colonia Vela, schemes with the county mayor and a union leader to get the deputy mayor Fuentes (Federico Luppi) out of power - even though the Peronist is indebted to Fuentes. Fuentes is told that he has to fire his assistant because of the

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: H�ctor Olivera

In Theaters: Mar 30, 1985 Wide

On DVD: Apr 30, 2002

Media Home Entertainment

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Cast

Federico Luppi
Fuentes
Ulises Dumont
Cervino
Julio De Grazia
Garcia
Rodolfo Ranni
Sheriff Llanos
Lautaro Mur�a
Maj. Guglielmini
H�ctor Bidonde
Suprino
Arturo Maly
Toto
Ra�l Rizzo
Rossi
Victor Laplace
Reinaldo
Graciela Dufau
Mrs. Fuentes
Jose Maria Lopez
Mateo
Maria Socas
Girl
Fernando Iglesias 'Tachol...
Moyano
Fernando Olmedo
Ricardito
Miguel �ngel Sol�
Juan

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A difficult film to categorize, 'Funny Dirty Little War' has a heavy provincial life feel but a dark, disturbing undercurrent. Satirizing the Dirty War of Argentina under the Perons, the film features slapstick humor mixed with stark violence. It's not a happy film, but it illustrates the futility of war in a graceful manner.

July 22, 2009