The Dancer and the Thief (2009) ( El baile de la Victoria ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]

Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Alternative Footage, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Special Edition, Teaser(s), Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: In the years following the repressive reign of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, a general amnesty program released famous safe-cracker Nicol s and 20-year-old small-time crook Ángel from prison. All Nicol s wants to do is go legit and reunite with his estranged wife and son, but discovers that they have both moved on with their lives without him. With few other options for the aging Nicol s, he is pulled deep into Ángel's plan to pull off one last heist to steal a fortune amassed by some of Pinochet's former henchmen. Ángel complicates matters by falling in love with the beautiful young Victoria, an unstable ballet dancer who was left mute by a mysterious past trauma. The story, based on a novel by Chilean author Antonio Sk rmeta, who also wrote the source novel for the Academy Award®-winning film Il Postino, uses the troubled past of its characters to reflect the deep psychological wounds left behind by the Pinochet regime. In his first non-documentary film in seven years, director Fernando Trueba adds a whimsical touch to the narrative, playfully merging melodramatic elements with crime-genre pulp and political thriller undertones to create an exciting, romantic tale of urban street life re-emerging after dictatorship. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, Goya Awards, ...The Dancer and the Thief (2009) ( El baile de la Victoria )