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PIGEON DROP

EL CUENTO DEL TÍO

By Ignacio GUGGIARI

COOPERATIVA MENTAL - as PROD

First film - Completed 2020

During the Christmas dinner, Rodo, the millionaire uncle of the family, accidentally dies. His relatives, in clear economic decline, speculate with his powerful inheritance,the money bag appears on the scene and the plan seems infallible, but enters into crisis when everyone wants to take their part

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- First film, Comedy
- Countries
- ARGENTINA, CHILE
- Languages
- SPANISH-ARGENTINE
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 73 mn
- Director(s)
- Ignacio GUGGIARI
- Writer(s)
- Ignacio GUGGIARI
- Cast
- Luis ZIEMBROWSKI, Mónica VILLA, Martín SLIPAK, Alejandra FLECHNER, Silvia PÉREZ, Jorge D`ELIA
- Producer(s)
- Gastón KLINGENFELD (GANCHO)
- Synopsis
- The family is prepared. Rodo (80), the millionaire uncle, comes to spend Christmas Eve with them after many years. Mario (60) the head of a family with a pressing economic situation, intends to recover the relationship with Rodo, knows that the old sold an apartment for $ 700,000 and plans to fall well to scratch something of the inheritance.
  Late at night, Rodo tells everyone that at twelve o'clock they will be surprised.
  It's 11:30. The uncle brings some bottles of Champagne to the table, when he accidentally steps on a radio controlled toy car, he falls and hits his head dying in the act. Nobody knows what to do. Unexpectedly the bell rings, a woman claims to be the new wife of Rodo. The family quickly decides to hide the body to prevent the woman from getting scared when entering. Already in living Gachi (60) asks about her husband, everyone is about to tell him the truth when Mario takes the post and says that Rodo was kidnapped and that they are asking for a ransom.
  Before such improvisation, all are forced to continue with the plan even if they do not want to. The family must hide the body, simulate the kidnapping and try to collect the ransom.
  Later in the night, two policemen break into the house and things get complicated, nothing seems to go well.
  Finally the phone rings, they are the kidnappers, but neither Mario nor any of his henchmen is making the call. A male voice asks that the delivery of the money be made by a woman and that she go alone, the police propose that it be Vilma (40), the maid, who until now had gone unnoticed. Gachi accepts. Mario knows he lost, that he was scammed. When leaving the house with the money in their possession, Vilma and the policeman kiss. They are husband and wife.
- Partners & financing
- Ganador del Concurso ópera prima INCAA 2017
  Aportes privados
- Production schedule
- Cronograma de Ejecución
  Marzo/Mayo 2019 Desarrollo y Búsqueda de un Co productor.
  Junio 2019 Pre Producción
  Julio 2019 Rodaje de la Película
  Diciembre 2019 Montaje de la Película y Post Producción
  Febrero 2020 Copia A
  Marzo 2020 Entrega DCP
  Agosto 2020 Lanzamiento y Presentación a Festivales
  Diciembre 2020 Estreno en salas comerciales
- Beginning of shooting
- Jul 15, 2019
- End of shooting
- Aug 02, 2019