Argentine comedy based on an incident in director Fito Páez’s life in Rosario in the 80’s. Three girl friends get involved with the local mafia after one is seriously injured in a car crash and needs a heart transplant. Exotic characters, car chases, kidnapping, drunken binges and the like make up this slightly overlong collage of memories. The movie is saved by a good soundtrack from the era, some very good performances – Julieta Cardinali, Romina Ricci, Dario Grandinetti and Cristina Banegas among others and the exuberance of it all. Style wise, it may resemble bits of Almodovar but Páez really does not have the talent or discipline to make this anything more than a curiosity.
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