Cola de mono

Cola de mono

Drink responsibly

2018 · 102 min · ★ 4.4 · Drama, Thriller

It's Christmas Eve, 1986, and Borja is a precocious teenager with a passion for film. As his family comes together to celebrate the holiday, the combined forces of the suffocating Chilean heat, free-flowing drinks, and repressed desire contribute to the eruption of long-held secrets. Both an enticing family melodrama and an explicit erotic thriller, this is a story about the ways that passion and desire control our lives—from pop-culture tastes to sexual fantasies.

Directed by Alberto Fuguet · Written by Alberto Fuguet

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Santiago Rodríguez-Costabal Vicente
Cristóbal Rodríguez-Costabal Borja
Carmina Riego Irene
Diego Nawrath Guido
Benjamín Bou Isaías
Daniel Morera Oscar
Mauro Vaca Gaspar
Vicente Almuna Zorrón
Camilo Rojas Campos Prat Bath House Patron

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