The 2019 AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place September 12 to October 2 and showcase 53 films, nearly 40% of the films are directed by women.
The Gasoline Thieves (Huachicolero)
NAME OF FILM: THE GASOLINE THIEVES (HUACHICOLERO)
DIRECTOR(S): Edgar Nito
STARRING: Eduardo Banda, Pedro Joaquin, Regina Reynoso, Fernando Becerril, Pascacio López, Leonardo Alonso.
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Propelled by a need for cash to impress a crush, 14-year-old Mexican farmhand Lalo finds himself dangerously in over his head after entering into the country’s underworld of illegal gasoline extraction.