Nine Queens

Aug 31, 2000

1h 54m

★ 7.8

If you think you've got it figured out... you've been conned.

Overview

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Patagonik

FX Sound

Industrias Audiovisuales Argentinas S.A.

J.Z. & Asociados

Kodak Argentina S.A.

INCAA

Naya Films SA

Nine Queens Trailers

Cast

Marcos

Ricardo Darín

Juan

Gastón Pauls

Valéria

Leticia Brédice

Convenience Store Manager

Gabo Correa

Aunt

Pochi Ducasse

Aníbal

Jorge Noya

Convenience Store Employee 2

María Mercedes Villagra

Vidal Gandolfo

Ignasi Abadal

Man on Cell Phone

Carlos Lanari

Federico

Tomás Fonzi

Washington

Alejandro Awada

D' Agostino

Antonio Ugo

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