Themes: Jewel Theft, Dishonor Among Thieves, Crime Gone Awry
Release Year: 2003
Country: ES/AR/MX
Run Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
The perfect crime goes horribly, absurdly awry in this Spanish-language tale of avarice starring Y Tu Mamá También's Diego Luna. Told in real time, Nicotina charts the different paths taken by eight characters over the course of a botched diamond heist masterminded by tech geek Lolo (Luna), Tomson (Jésus Ochoa), and El Nene (Lucas Crespi), each of whom has his own Achilles' heel when it comes to committing crime. For Lolo, it's his incessant, unrequited attraction to his neighbor Andrea (Marta Belaustegui); for El Nene, it's his overwhelming need to look cool as a neophyte gangster; and for Tomson, it's his loose-cannon demeanor that threatens to do him -- and everyone else -- in. Over the course of an hour and a half, the trio becomes intertwined with a variety of mobsters, shop owners, and not-so-innocent bystanders, each encounter bringing unexpectedly violent obstacles to securing the precious gems. Nicotina premiered in North America at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival before heading to the AFI film fest. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
Cast
Daniel Jiménez Cacho - Beto; Rafael Inclán - Goyo; Diego Luna - Lolo; Marta Belaustegui - Andrea; Jésus Ochoa - Tomson; Jose Maria; Jorge Zárate; Carmen Madrid - Clara; Rosa María Bianchi - Carmen; Lucas Crespi - El Nene; Daniel Gimenez; Norman Sotolongo; Yazpik Eugeno Montessoro
Credit
Martín Salinas - Associate Producer, Hugo Rodríguez - Associate Producer, Alejandro Clancy - Associate Producer, Antonio Chavarrías - Co-producer, Liliana Mazure - Co-producer, Arca Difusion - Co-producer, Alejandra Dorantes - Costume Designer, Hugo Rodríguez - Director, Alberto De Toro - Editor, Laura Imperiale - Executive Producer, Mónica Lozano - Executive Producer, Federico González Compeán - Executive Producer, Eckehardt Von Damm - Executive Producer, Fernando "Terrestre" Corona - Composer (Music Score), Sandra Cabriada - Production Designer, Dario Ramos - Production Designer, Marcelo Iaccarino - Cinematographer, Laura Imperiale - Producer, Martha Sosa - Producer, Nerio Barberis - Sound/Sound Designer, Lena Esquenazi - Sound/Sound Designer, Martín Salinas - Screenwriter
Mexico, 
Argentina
