''The Deal'' ( es, El Arreglo) is a 1983 Argentine
drama film
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directed by
Fernando Ayala
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and written by
Roberto Cossa and
Carlos Somigliana. The film premiered on 19 May 1983 in
Buenos Aires
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. It was entered into the
13th Moscow International Film Festival
The 13th Moscow International Film Festival
The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; ab ...
where it won a Special Diploma.
Plot summary
Luis, a hard working and honest family man living in a small town, becomes involved in a moral quandary: Water service has come to his street, but only one side of the street. Due to a technical error, Luis and everyone on his side simply won't be getting the service. However, the water company foreman is open to bribes in order to provide water to the other side of the street. When Luis declines to bribe the man for his family, everyone on his side, neighbours and family included, turn against him, and the foreman resents him.
After some time, Luis relents and tries to bribe the foreman, but things go wrong when the foreman calls him a hypocrite and insults him. Luis backs down on a deal and the situation ends in a fight between the two of them. In the end, Luis' moral struggle proves him right, though it happens at a cost.
Cast
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Federico Luppi
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Rodolfo Ranni
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Haydée Padilla
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Susú Pecoraro
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Dora Prince
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Margara Alonso
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Maria Visconti
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Mario Alarcón
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Manuel Callau
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Andrea Tenuta
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Emilio Vidal
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Pascual Pelliciota
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Mario Luciani
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Carlos Trigo
References
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Argentine thriller films
1983 films
1980s Spanish-language films
1983 thriller films
Spanish thriller films
Films directed by Fernando Ayala
1980s Argentine films
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