Caluga o menta (El Niki) (Candy or Mint) is a 1990 Chilean crime drama directed by Gonzalo Justiniano and one of the country's first post-Pinochet dictatorship films.[1]

Caluga o Menta (El Niki)
Chilean theatrical release poster
Directed byGonzalo Justiniano
StarringHector Vega Mauricio
CinematographyGastón Roca
Music byJaime de Aguirre
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesChile, Spain
LanguageSpanish

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The film provides an accurate and gritty portrayal of the lives of a group of young people from the marginalized neighborhoods of Santiago. Niki and his friends are unemployed, with nothing to do, and quickly get caught up in the world of drugs and crime. During one of their adventures, Niki meets Manuela, his love interest who is known as "crazy".

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References

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  1. ^ "Caluga o Menta, de Gonzalo Justiniano". cinechile. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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