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Little Polish Singer (2003) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 9, 2003

Original Title:
El Polaquito

Alternate Titles:
El Polaquito

Genres:
Action | Drama

Production Companies:
Alma Alta International Pictures
Area Digital
Canal+ España
ICO
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
TVE

Production Countries:
Argentina | Spain

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 92

First you have to know how to suffer, then love, then leave.

Overview from TheMovieDB

At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos (originally sung by his namesake, the singer "El Polaco") on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option. The story is supposedly based on a true story, which happened, and was discovered in Argentina in the late 90s, early 2000s. Written by Guy33134

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Production

Director:
Juan Carlos Desanzo

Director of Photography:
Carlos Torlaschi

Editor:
Sergio Zóttola

Executive Producer:
Rafael Valentín Pastrana
Alberto Trigo

Original Music Composer:
Martín Bianchedi

Producer:
José María Calleja
Juan Carlos Desanzo

Writer:
Juan Carlos Desanzo
Lito Espinosa

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