The story takes place in the country of Ecuador. Salvador (Bustos) is a young thief who entertains himself with petty crimes such as stealing hubcaps in Quito (Ecuador’s capital city). His life changes when Angel (Valencia), his cousin arrives to Quito from Guayaquil in search of easy money. Angel is a hardcore criminal who is running away from people he owes money to. Eventually he is tracked down and he and Salvador are closed to being killed.
SEBASTIAN CORDERO
Born in Quito, Ecuador, 1972.
His first movie was Ratas, ratones, rateros.
His second movie “Crónicas”
Was recognized with the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award.
Other movies :
Rabia
Pescador
This Ecuadorian movie deals with issues such as:
- crime, drugs, vandalism
- violence
- Poverty
It represents the common problems seen in Ecuador’s lower social classes .
With few logistic resources, the film was able to demonstrate the reality of a society that struggles to survive the country’s economic hardship.
Ratas, ratones y Rateros is a movie that, perhaps, pretends to give a clear message to the youth about staying away from addictions and vandalism.
The film does an excellent job in portraying how choosing this path can end with the life of a young person. It shows how sometimes the bad influence of troubled family members and friends can change a person’s future forever.
Ratas, ratones y rateros invites the world to take a peek at the life of poor societies in Latin America.
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