Los Wánabis

Los Wánabis

When everything is going wrong... it can always get worse.

2023 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

Based on a real-life case, The Wanabis tells the story of a group of friends who, in an attempt to become overnight millionaires, invest everything they have (and don't have) in a bizarre business proposition that convert dyed black bills into real money. Their quest takes them on a journey fraught with risk and absurdity, risking their lives or at least changing them forever.

Directed by Santiago Paladines · Written by Santiago Paladines

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