Burnt Money

REVIEW
This steamy, high-octane crime drama and love story is a visually stunning and sensuous film. Set in 1965 and based on a true Argentinean criminal case, Burnt Money centers on three bronzed muscular thugs--Nene, Angel and Cuervo--and their lethal life of crime. Nene and Angel, known as the twins, met in a toilet and instantly became lovers, who, with their partner Cuervo, decide to do a hold-up without their usual partners. That path soon becomes lined with blood, dead bodies, furious lovemaking and wads of cash. But when Angel is injured and with the law closing in, the gang decides to lay low in Uruguay. While hiding out, the lovers’ tumultuous relationship begins to unravel. And when Cuervo brings a woman into their lair, her presence threatens them all. The film alternates between moments of intense rust-colored homoeroticism and blasts of bullets. An explosive tale of blind ambition, heartless violence and clothes-tearing lust, this gay Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid stars an unforgettable pair: Eduardo Noriega, winner of last year’s Best Actor at the Spanish Goyas for Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) as Angel and Leonardo Sbaraglia as Nene. (Spanish with English subtitles)