THE SNATCH THIEF
Film - International Independents Filmfest 2018

THE SNATCH THIEF

Directed by Agustín Toscano

Info

Director: Agustín Toscano
Section: International Independents
Country: Argentina, France, Uruguay
Year: 2018
PT: EL MOTOARREBATADOR
OT: EL MOTOARREBATADOR
Language: Spanish
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Sergio Prina, Liliana Juárez, Daniel Elias, Camila Plaate, Pilar Benitez Vibart
18+

Logline

THE SNATCH THIEF

A robber regrets having brutally hit an elderly woman in order to snatch off her handbag and attempts to make up for the damage he inflicted. But his past deeds as snatch thief hunt him, keeping him from restarting his life anew.

Meet the director

THE SNATCH THIEF

Agustín Toscano

Agustín Toscano was born in 1981 in San Miguel de Tucumán. He's an actor, screenwriter and director of theatre and film. He studied in the National University of Tucumán, in the Theatre Career, and in the School of Cinema Video and Television of the University of Tucumán. His first feature film, The Owners, co-directed with Ezequiel Radusky, had its premiere in the 52nd Semaine de la Critique in 2013, where it got a Special Mention from the jury. The film also won the 2014 Silver Condor Award for Best First Work given by the Association of Cinematographic Reporters of Argentina. THE SNATCH THIEF is Toscano's second feature.

Credits

Screenplay: Agustín Toscano
Director of Photography: Arauco Hernández Holz
Film Editor: Pablo Barbieri
Composer: Maxi Prietto
Production Designer: Gonzalo Delgado Galiana
Costume Design: Gonzalo Delgado Galiana
Sound: Catriel Vildosola
Producer: Natacha Cervi, Hernán Musaluppi, Georgina Baisch, Cecilia Salim
Production Company: Rizoma Films
Co-Producer: Diego Robino, Santiago López
Co-Production Company: Murillo Cine, Oriental Features, Gloria Films
World Sales: The Match Factory