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The Night

The Night

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The Night

2016

2h 22m

4.4(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

Martin moves around Buenos Aires at night, picking up guys, going to clubs, scoring drugs and having sex. Sometimes he’s paying and sometimes his trans sex-worker friend or another woman takes him along for a threesome.

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El Pampero Cine

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Edgardo Castro

Edgardo Castro

Martin

Paula Ituriza

Karina

Dolores Guadalupe Olivares

Guada

William Prociuk

William Prociuk

Federico Figari

Luis Leiva

Creative team

Directed by: Edgardo Castro
Written by: Edgardo Castro

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