Clever

Oct 24, 2015

1h 23m

★ 6.5

Overview

Still bitter from a recent divorce, martial arts instructor Clever discovers a car tricked out with flames in his neighborhood and sets out on a single-minded quest: to find the artist and treat his own vehicle. His journey leads to a secluded village, and to an enigmatic personality who isn’t quite what he expects. Delightfully odd and idiosyncratic, Clever is an absurd satire of the fragile façade of masculinity.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Montelona Cine

Habanero Films

Clever Trailers

Cast

Clever

Hugo Piccinini

Sebastián

Antonio Osta

Sebastián's mother

Marta Grané

Big guy at bar

Horacio Camandulle

Dueño del auto con fuegos

David Roizner Selanikio

Walter

Néstor Guzzini

Jacqueline

Soledad Frugone

Bruce

Santiago Agüero

Mario

Nacho Mendy

Mario Aguerre

Federico Torrado

Pablo Stelardo

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