Argentine criminal Robledo Puch, a local household name.
Because he is so famous, he even sent an invitation to the famous director Quentin Tarantino: Make a biopic of me, it will definitely be popular!
In the invitation, he also "selected" the actor of the film's male protagonist, Xiao Lizi, who was still at the peak of his appearance.
At first glance, isn't it crazy?
In fact, Puch has crazy capital, but not in a good way.
From the age of 19 to his imprisonment, he committed 11 murders, 1 attempted murder, 17 robberies, 1 rape, 1 attempted rape, 2 kidnappings, and 2 thefts.
What makes him even more famous is his handsome face. After his arrest that year, all reports called him the "Angel of Death."
Some people even think that from some angles, he is really similar to Leonardo, the young plum.
Quentin declined this special invitation.
However, in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Argentine director Luis Ortega brought audiences a "Robledo Puch biopic" from his perspective: "Angel of Death"
At the beginning of the film, 17-year-old Carlito was originally just a child who was difficult to discipline in adolescence.
After his parents were unable to educate him, he could only be sent to a reformatory school.
Unexpectedly, this well-intentioned decision pushed Carlito even further.
In the reformatory, Carlito met Ramon.
Unlike Carlito's petty theft, Ramon was born into a criminal family, and at a similar age, he was already familiar with stealing and reselling firearms.
After becoming friends, Ramon teamed up with crime daddy to pull Callito into their operation.
Originally, I just wanted to make a case for future incidents, but I never imagined that Carlito was quite gifted in crime.
In the first actual combat, he almost emptied a gun shop.
Just as Carlito is getting more and more handy, Ramon doesn't want to live in fear any more and seizes the opportunity to become a TV star.
Ramon's choice was viewed as a betrayal by Carlito. After a drink, Carlito killed Ramon with his own hands.
With friends away, Carlito becomes more frantic and more casual. He only acted on the basis of his emotions, and he committed crimes if he wanted to, without any reason.
Finally, the police knocked on the door of Carlito's house...
To be honest, it is not uncommon for movies adapted from true murderer stories, such as "Born to Kill" and "The Devil", which have won mainstream media awards.
But in contrast, the image of Carlito in this film is far from the image of a murderer in people's inherent impression.
He has a harmonious and happy family, and he has no ugly appearance, no social, introverted, dark and other possible psychological defects.
The reason why he committed so many crimes is simply because of his ignorance.
At the age of 17, Carlito's parents were worried about learning, personality, and psychology, and never thought about educating what "crime" was.
Coupled with Ramon's intentional misdirection, Carlito didn't think crime was such a dangerous act.
Don't be afraid because you don't know. There is no concept of life and death, and there will be no regrets afterwards.
No one is born a criminal.
Callito thought he was looking for the freedom of being a human being, but he didn't know that freedom also has boundaries.
Ignorance and fearlessness, this is the most terrifying part of the film.
So, rather than calling it a biopic, the director just used the pretext of a famous murderer to show the audience what he had in mind.
From this perspective, the director does not "glorify crime" as some have accused it.
However, as a film, it is understandable that the director chooses any theme.
But reality and life are not movies.
In reality, Puch was 19 years old when he committed his first case, and was an adult who should have a sense of right and wrong.
Therefore, he must pay the corresponding price for what he did.
In fact, Puch has been serving time in prison since his arrest in 1973, making him the longest prisoner ever sentenced in Argentina.
Life is not a movie.
Movies can be adapted, beautified or even done all over again, but not in life.
Each of us is responsible for our own life
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