Tony Manero [dvd] / Fabula ; Prodigital presentan ; un pelicula de Pablo Larraín ; guión, Pablo Larraín, Alfredo Castro, Mateo Iribarren ; prodorida por Juan de Dios Larraín ; dirigida por Pablo Larraín.
Alfredo Castro, Amparo Noguera, Héctor Morales, Elsa Poblete, Paola Lattus, Nicolás Mosso, Marcelo Alonso, Antonia Zegers, Marcial Tagle, Rodrigo Pérez, Enrique Maluenda. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Summary:
Raúl Peralta, a middle-aged criminal in 1970's Chile, is obsessed with the idea of impersonating Tony Manero, John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever. Every Saturday evening, he unleashes his passion for the film's music by imitating his idol and leading a small group of dancers as they perform at a bar in the outskirts of the city. His dream of being recognized as a successful showbiz star is about to become a reality when a Tony Manero impersonating contest is announced on national television. However, his obsession to reproduce his idol's likeness and perfect his act drives him to commit a series of violent crimes and thefts, leading to shocking violence and murder.
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