Did I dream I saw this movie about grifters in Buenos Aires?
January 8, 2012 12:58 PM Subscribe
Help me find the name of a Latin American movie I saw in the fall of 2002. It was in Spanish and sub-titled. I think it was set in Argentina, but I don't know that it was filmed or produced there. More details inside.
I saw the movie either in Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, B.C. The only scene I remember was one with two young men in a big city. Both men were grifters, or one was a grifter in training. Grifter 1 proves his bona fides to grifter 2 by doing a quick scam. He rings a buzzer on a large apartment block at random. A woman answers.
Grifter 1: "Auntie, its me, your favorite nephew. I need your help. My car is about to get towed and I don't have money for the fine. Can you lend me [$20]?"
Auntie agrees
Grifter 1: "Auntie, I have to stay here with the car, but my friend will come up"
Oddly, that's all I can remember about the movie, other than that I liked it!
I saw the movie either in Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, B.C. The only scene I remember was one with two young men in a big city. Both men were grifters, or one was a grifter in training. Grifter 1 proves his bona fides to grifter 2 by doing a quick scam. He rings a buzzer on a large apartment block at random. A woman answers.
Grifter 1: "Auntie, its me, your favorite nephew. I need your help. My car is about to get towed and I don't have money for the fine. Can you lend me [$20]?"
Auntie agrees
Grifter 1: "Auntie, I have to stay here with the car, but my friend will come up"
Oddly, that's all I can remember about the movie, other than that I liked it!
Response by poster: Right, Nine Queens must be it, but for the life of me I don't remember anything else from the plot description! Thanks
posted by pandabearjohnson at 1:16 PM on January 8, 2012
posted by pandabearjohnson at 1:16 PM on January 8, 2012
Yup, definitely 9 Reinas, filmed in Buenos Aires and featuring (amongst other locations) the Hilton in Puerto Madero and the Edificio Kavanagh.
posted by jontyjago at 1:47 PM on January 8, 2012
posted by jontyjago at 1:47 PM on January 8, 2012
I guess it's not relevant to the question, but that con is also used in Criminal (2004).
posted by stebulus at 4:19 PM on January 8, 2012
posted by stebulus at 4:19 PM on January 8, 2012
Criminal is an English language remake of Nine Queens.
Yup. And they changed the character of the 'aunt' to 'grandma'.
posted by LuckySeven~ at 4:34 PM on January 8, 2012
Yup. And they changed the character of the 'aunt' to 'grandma'.
posted by LuckySeven~ at 4:34 PM on January 8, 2012
Response by poster: Can I just say how cool Ask MiFi is? Six minutes after I post I have an answer and less than an hour later someone posts photos of Buenos Aires. Unbelievable.
posted by pandabearjohnson at 2:14 PM on March 23, 2012
posted by pandabearjohnson at 2:14 PM on March 23, 2012
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posted by LobsterMitten at 1:04 PM on January 8, 2012 [1 favorite]