Amongst Men (Spanish: Entre hombres) is a four-part Argentine crime thriller television miniseries based on the eponymous novel by Germán Maggiori. It was released on HBO Max on 26 September 2021.
| Amongst Men | |
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| Spanish | Entre hombres |
| Genre | Crime |
| Based on | Entre hombres by Germán Maggiori |
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| Directed by | Pablo Fendrik |
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| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Daniel Ortega |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | HBO Max |
| Release | 26 September 2021 |
Premise
editThe fiction is set in the fringes of the Province of Buenos Aires towards 1996.[1][2] In the wake of the death of a woman during an orgy because of overdose, the VHS recording the party becomes a macguffin in the plot,[2] which explores the Argentine criminal gangs and their relation with the police.[1]
Cast
edit- Gabriel Goity as Sargento Garmendia[2]
- Nicolás Furtado as Mosca.[3]
- Diego Velázquez as Inspector Almada.[2]
- Diego Cremonesi as Zurdo.[2]
- Claudio Rissi as Tucumano.[3]
- César Troncoso[1]
- Norman Briski[1]
- Luis Machín as senador Achabala[2]
- Pompeyo Audivert[1]
- Roly Serrano[1]
Production and release
editThe series is based on the novel of the same name by Germán Maggiori, first published in 2001.[4] Produced by HBO Latin America and Pol-ka Producciones, shooting began in June 2019.[5][2] Pablo Fendrik directed the episodes. The score was composed by Cachorro López and Juan Blas Caballero.[4] The series was pre-screened on 2 March 2021 at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[4][6] Consisting of four parts featuring a runtime of about an hour each,[4] Amongst Men debuted on HBO Max on 26 September 2021.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Slukich, Patricia (30 September 2021). ""Entre hombres": un shock de gore no apto para estómagos delicados en HBO Max". Los Andes.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lisica, Federico (28 September 2021). ""Entre hombres", por HBO Max: retrato impiadoso de la resaca del menemismo". Página/12.
- ^ a b Capelo, María Eugenia (25 September 2021). "Nicolás Furtado y Claudio Rissi, otra vez juntos en "Entre hombres": "Nos ocupamos de que no hubiera rastros de Mario Borges ni de Diosito"". Infobae.
- ^ a b c d Do, María Noel (26 September 2021). "Gabriel Goity: "Hicimos un material que para cuando apaguen el televisor no puedan dormir"". La Capital.
- ^ "HBO LatAm revela las primeras imágenes de Entre hombres". TodoTVnews. 23 July 2019.
- ^ "La serie Entre hombres se estrenó en Festival de Berlín". Telebajocero. 2 March 2021.
External links
edit- Amongst Men at IMDb
- Amongst Men on Max
