Caluga o Menta
100 mins
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.
Cecilia Godoy
Negra
Myriam Palacios
Niki's Mother
Rodrigo Peña
El Feto
Mireya Véliz
Old Woman
Claudia Santelices
Flaca
Ernesto Malbrán
Truck driver
Pablo Striano
Interrogator
Max Corvalán
Niki's brother-in-law
Arturo Peraldi
Police Officer 1
Mireya Moreno
Vendor 1
Naldy Hernández
Vendor 2
José Andrés Peña
Co-Writer
Arturo Peraldi
Producer
Carmen Brito
Assistant Editor
Constanza Racz
Makeup Artist
Eugenio Gutiérrez
Sound
Luciana Sanfurgo
Costumer
Eugenio Gutiérrez
Sound Editor
Andrea Pérez
Assistant Editor
Gastón Roca
Camera Operator
Patricia Navarrete
Production Director
Ernesto Trujillo
Sound Assistant
Felipe Orrego
Still Photographer
Chester Gallardo
Assistant Camera
José Miguel González
Script Supervisor
Claudio Martinez
Editor
Gastón Roca
Director of Photography
