THE DELINQUENTS

Synopsis

A scheme to break free from the obligations of society is hatched between two bank clerks. After one robs the bank where they work, the other serves as his accessory in concealing the stolen funds. It is a heist film that probes the maddening divide between work and life.

A MUBI Release

Awards

Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, Premios Sur 2024

Grand Prix for Best Film, Film Fest Gent 2023

Silver Hugo Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival 2023

Credits

DIRECTED BY: Rodrigo Moreno (A MYSTERIOUS WORLD, THE CUSTODIAN)

FEATURING: Esteban Bigliardi, Daniel Elías, Margarita Molfino

PRESS QUOTES

"5 stars! If Pedro Almodóvar and Eric Rohmer teamed up to compose a meanderingly long heist movie it might look like this...this could be a cult classic."

The Guardian

"A Deliciously Bizarre Existential Heist Movie That Wants You To Steal Back Your Life."

Variety

“Rodrigo Moreno’s criminally good crime story in three acts shows that cinema is not really dead. It brings to mind the light work in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Lola."

Cineuropa

"The Delinquents is a Funny, Existential Argentine Epic.”

The Film Stage

"In almost every Cannes there are one or two Un certain regard titles that make everyone wonder why they’re not in competition."

The Film Verdict

"A genius Argentine tragicomedy on the elusive nature of freedom."

The Playlist

"Like its protagonists, Rodrigo Moreno's crime thriller takes risks – which pay off."

Screen Daily

"Hilarious delight from end to end."

Little White Lies

"The Delinquents cleverly inverts the average heist movie."

IndieWire

"The most ambitious, risky and fascinating feature film of his entire career."

Otros Cine

"A daring cinematic spectacle."

C7NEMA