El Polaquito (2003)
Overview
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.
Where to watch El Polaquito
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Plex | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Plex | — | — |
| Canada | Plex | — | — |
| Australia | Plex | — | — |
| Ireland | Plex | — | — |
| New Zealand | Plex | — | — |
| India | Plex | — | — |
| Germany | Plex | — | — |
| France | Plex | — | — |
| Spain | Amazon Prime Video, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total, Filmin, FlixOlé | — | — |
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What is El Polaquito about?
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option. El Polaquito is a Drama, Action movie, released on 2003-10-09, runtime 92 minutes.
Is El Polaquito worth watching?
TMDB users rate El Polaquito 6.8 out of 10 from 45 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch El Polaquito?
In the United States, El Polaquito is free to watch on Plex. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Juan Carlos Desanzo
Cast
- Abel Ayala as El Polaquito
- Marina Glezer as La Pelu
- Fernando Roa as El Vieja
- Roly Serrano as El Rengo
- Víctor Hugo Carrizo as Drugstore's sales man
- Osvaldo Sanders
- Fabián Arenillas
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Sources
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