25 Watts

Jan 28, 2001

1h 34m

★ 6.6

Overview

24 hours in the life of three street youths in Montevideo. Three teenage guys try to figure out what they're supposed to be doing with their lives in this drama from Uruguay that puts the emphasis on character over narrative.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Taxi Films

Ctrl Z Films

Imágenes (Uy)

25 Watts Trailers

Cast

Leche

Daniel Hendler

Javi

Jorge Temponi

Seba

Alfonso Tort

Hernán, a blond friend

Valentín Rivero

Don Héctor, Javi's boss

Walter Reyno

Joselo, Héctor's son

Damián Barrera

Neighbor in elevator

César Herrera

Leche's grandmother

Judith Anaya

Gerardito

Federico Veiroj

María

Valeria Mendieta

Pitufo, the Guinness records freak

Silvio Sielsky

Kiwi, young man with ball

Claudia Martínez

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