Ratas, ratones, rateros
| Ratas, ratones, rateros | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sebastián Cordero |
| Written by | Sebastián Cordero |
| Produced by | Isabel Dávalos Lisandra Rivera |
| Starring | Carlos Valencia Marco Bustos |
| Cinematography | Matthew Jensen |
| Edited by | Sebastián Cordero Mateo Herrera |
| Music by | Hugo Idrovo Sergio Sacoto-Arias |
| Distributed by | HBO Latino |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Language | Spanish |
Ratas, ratones, rateros (Spanish: "Rats, Mice, Petty Thieves") is a 1999 Ecuadorian film directed by Sebastián Cordero and starring Carlos Valencia and Marco Bustos. It was shown at the 1999 Bogotá Film Festival but did not receive a wide release until 2001. It was nominated for Best Film of the Year in 2001 by the Spanish Goya Awards. It was described as the first Ecuadorian film with international-standard production values.
The plot follows the life of Salvador (Bustos), a young petty thief from Quito, after he is visited by his cousin Ángel (Valencia), an ex-convict with a bounty on his head.
