director or writer andrés waissbluth work seven year to complete this two hour film about the crime underground in santiago and chile and and perhaps that be one of the reason the resultant film seem episodic and in need of edit . or and maybe this be the technique of a director who show a fine sense of film noir storytelling . two brother silvio the elder ( néstor cantillana ) and victor the younger ( juan pablo miranda ) have move to santiago from their home in temuco after their parent death and silvio work to support victor education . on victor seventeenth birthday silvio take the virgin out to the club where he encourage victor to lose his virginity with one of the club stripper or prostitute . in a tender scene victor must face his nascent impotency while silvio be out on the club floor impress the owner with his potential for hire . silvio go to work for the gang a a bodyguard or henchman and make good money to support victor school . but victor have eye for one of the dancer at the club name gracia ( antonella ríos ) and begin to woo her and drop out of school incur silvio angry disappointment . gracia just happen to be the squeeze of the club gang leader don pascual ( alejandro trejo ) who be silvio bos . gracia be the glue that hold this tale together a she be the paramour of victor and silvio and and don pascual and the consequence of this bizarre ménage a trois have deadly result . through a mean of re tell the story through the eye of victor and silvio and and gracia we grow to understand the vulnerability and the crack in each character that allow for the downfall that result . sound like a chilean pulp fiction . well and it be and it be film in a brutally colorful and dark manner that include a lot of frontal nudity ( both female and male ) and provocative sexual encounter . but in the end the sensual aspect of the director vision be what drive this film and playing on the debutante virginal psyche against the hardcore professional sex worker with success . the cast be fairly strong and especially antonella ríos in the demanding role of gracia . there be enough twist and turn and replay of incident you think you understand the first viewing but that change dramatically in impact when tell through the eye of a different character . border on two hour and some judicious edit would have help the impact of the film . in spanish with english subtitle . recommend for those who like the edgy film noir style and the art of south american cinema . grady harp .