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Los ladrones viejos (Las leyendas del Artegio)

The old thieves

Everardo González
Mexico | 2007 | 97' | Documentary

Friday 21 September
19.30 hrs, De Balie

Los ladrones viejos (Las leyendas del Artegio) is the vivid story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the 1960's; their distinctive code of ethics, the various "categories" of delinquents inhabiting the city's streets, their alliances with high ranking police officials that allowed them to operate, the betrayals that followed, and the price they ended up paying.

PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION

Los ladrones viejos is part of the block PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION. This block points at some current social contexts in Mexico, which could be considered as political time bombs. This program raises the question whether the topics addressed in these artworks, if unattended, are ground for social uprisings (or revolution?). By using the name Prelude to Revolution, the festival would like to contribute in advance to the forthcoming 100 years anniversary celebrations of the Mexican Revolution that will take place in 2010.