Caluga o Menta

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.

• Gonzalo JustinianoScreenplay
• Gonzalo JustinianoDirector
• Jaime de AguirreOriginal Music Composer

• Hector Vega MauricioNiki
• Patricia RivadeneiraManuela
• Aldo ParodiNacho
• Cecilia GodoyNegra
• Mauricio PesuticDealer
• Rodrigo GijónCast
• Myriam PalaciosNiki's Mother
• Luis AlarcónJavier
• Remigio RemedyGustavo
• David OlguisserCast
• Rodrigo PeñaEl Feto
• Jorge GajardoWorkshop Chief