The Delinquents

The Delinquents by Rodrigo Moreno is unquestionably one of the hits of the latest Cannes; his The Custodian screened at New Horizons in 2006 as part of the New Argentine Cinema retrospective. This uproarious, unpredictable, imaginative, and charming tale begins as a social drama about a bureaucrat frustrated with his monotonous existence, only to unexpectedly transform into a full-fledged crime story about a bank heist. And that's just the beginning! Moreno convinces us that true life and true cinema begin when we shed our shells and break radically free from the shackles of daily life, the illusion of professional and artistic security, existential and cinematic routines. His characters, cashiers Román and Morán, venture into the territory of adventure, where surrounded by nature and in bohemian company, they discover the value (and price) of freedom. Presented in the Un Certain Regard section, this arthouse comedy conceals an abundance of surprises, like a safe that we plunder with delight. From references to classics such as Hardly a Criminal (1949) by Hugo Fregonese, through playful anagrams (Román, Morán, Norma), to the dual role of banker/gangster played by Germán De Silva.