Gimme Power

Jan 21, 2000

1h 42m

★ 6.5

He films what nobody else sees.

Overview

When a Mexican film director becomes fed up with the crime and corruption in his homeland, he decides to single-handedly take on a powerful band of criminals.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Altavista Films

Gimme Power Trailers

Cast

Gabriel Castro

Demián Bichir

Sofía Aguirre

Cecilia Suárez

Quijano

Luis Felipe Tovar

Valentina

Ximena Sariñana

Tere

Claudia Lobo

Julián Luna

Juan Carlos Colombo

Octavio

José Carlos Rodríguez

Martín

Rodrigo Murray

Claudia

Carmen Beato

Frida

Verónica Langer

Doña Cleofas

Carmen Salinas

Esteban

Diego Luna

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