| 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 | Penta |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Puerto Escondido is a 1992Italiancomedy film directed byGabriele Salvatores.[1] For this filmDiego Abatantuono andRenato Carpentieri were awarded withSilver Ribbons forbest actor andbest supporting actor.[2]
In a bank ofMilan, 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 fromItaly, taking refuge inMexico. Mario chooses the small and remote land ofPuerto 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...
The film grossed $2.3 million in Italy in its first two weeks.[3]
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