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Los Caifanes (aka The Outsiders) (15*)

Nightlife: Ourselves, Our Spaces on Film

,Barbican Cinema 2
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A chance meeting leads to an all-night tour through Mexico City’s nightlife in this cult classic; one of Guillermo del Toro's favourite films.

Leaving a swanky party, affluent couple Jaime and Paloma take refuge from the rain in what they think is an abandoned car. Little do they know they’ve stumbled upon a set of wheels owned by Captain Gato and his gang, Los Caifanes, who invite the pair out to party with them.

And so begins a tour of the working-class nightlife of the Mexican capital, from cabarets to bars to outdoors taco joints – a night of drinking and dancing that leaves an indelible impression on the wealthy duo.

Tagged with: Cinema Into the Night Nightlife: Ourselves, Our Spaces on Film

Mexico 1967 Dir Juan Ibáñez 95 min Digital presentation
Film courtesy of Cinematográfica Filmex, DCP courtesy of Cineteca Nacional de México

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