Glue Sniffer

Sep 15, 1999

1h 47m

★ 6.6

Overview

Oliver flees from abuse of his family and seeks refuge in the violent streets of Caracas, where survival is only possible in an environment of corruption, crime and sniffing glue to escape hunger, like other children in the same situation. Soon, the child becomes part of the clashes between drug gangs and corrupt policemen.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Domain Entertainment Michigan

Joel Films

Producciones Cinematográficas Filmart S.L.

Blanco & Travieso

Columbia TriStar

Filmart Distribución

Glue Sniffer Trailers

Cast

Oliver

José Gregorio Rivas

Mocho

Alfredo Medina

El Chino

Luis Campos

Saúl

Pedro Lander

César

Adolfo Cubas

Pelao

Laureano Olivares

Beatricita

Gladiuska Acosta

Pajarito

Nestor Terán

Pechundío

Ramón Paiva

El Chino's mother

Jenny Noguera

Napoleón

Francisco Alfaro

Oliver's mother

Tatiana Padrón

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