burnt money ( plata quemada ) aspect ratio represent 1 . 85 represent1sound format represent dolby digitalargentina and 1965 represent follow a violent robbery on an armored car and two gay lover rebellious rich kid nene ( leonardo sbaraglia ) and borderline schizophrenic ángel ( eduardo noriega ) be force to flee with their accomplice to uruguay and where they take refuge in a decaying apartment building . deny sexual favor by ángel due to his worsen mental condition and nene take up with a sympathetic prostitute ( leticia brédice ) and lead to jealousy and betrayal and tragedy . base on true event recount in a non fiction novel by argentinian writer or critic ricardo piglia and and direct by former producer marcelo piñeyro ( the official story ) and burnt money be a masterpiece . photograph with noirish intensity by alfredo mayo ( high heel ) and underscore by an ironic soundtrack of lazy jazz and contemporary english or spanish pop song and the narrative be drive by powerful emotion which explode at regular interval in outpouring of explicit sex and violence . the sacred and profane be interlink in various way ( one extraordinary sequence cross cut between an act of worship in a uruguayan church and an unpleasant encounter between nene and a frightened youth in a public toilet ) and and the sweaty atmosphere be break only by an explosive climax where the main protagonist be force to take responsibility for their action . former tv actor pablo echarri ( chiquititas and el signo and etc . ) play a young and headstrong member of the outlaw gang and blind by youthful arrogance to the danger in which they have all become enmeshed and while brédice ( nine queen ) play one of the few significant female character in this otherwise all male scenario and a brittle creature who fall in love with the wrong guy and with appalling consequence for everyone around her . more than anything else and however and burnt money be a love story and play to perfection by two of the fine young actor of their generation . spanish heartthrob noriega forge his career in popular mainstream entry such a thesis and open your eye and the devil backbone and while sbaraglia ply his trade alongside piñeyro in the low echelon of argentinian cinema ( tango feroz represent la leyenda de tanguito and caballos salvajes ) . cast these two beautiful and experienced young men a lover in a violent true crime drama could not have be more fortuitous represent their devotion be rarely consummate on screen ( all of the aforementioned sex scene be heterosexual ) and except for a chaste kiss at the end of the film and and an early and erotically charge sequence in which nene tends to a wound on ángel shoulder and initiate a sexual advance and only to be rebuff because of ángel mental condition . and yet and noriega and sbaraglia be ultra convincing a the macho thug who would literally die for one another and and they invest every gesture and every inflection and with genuine romantic chemistry . these guy simply burn up the screen . look out for the devastate sequence in which nene confesses to brédice about his relationship with ángel and where he describe their mutual affection with heartbreaking emotional candor . to his credit and piñeyro refuse to soft pedal the dissolute nature of his central character . but for all it dramatic firework and sexual tension and burnt money be a tale of steadfast devotion and a touching and beautiful a any this reviewer have ever see . they may be thief and murderer and but when nene look into ángel eye and you know instinctively that their love transcend life and death and and be destine to last an eternity . not just a great gay film and burn money be also a terrific love story and a heartstopping thriller and and an outstanding example of popular spanish entertainment . ( spanish dialogue ) .