Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley

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Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley
Directed by	Santiago Segura
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Written by	Santiago Segura
Starring	Santiago Segura Javier Cámara Tony Leblanc
Cinematography	Carles Gusi
Editing by	Fidel Collados
Release date(s)	1998
Running time	97 min.
Language	Spanish
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Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy written, directed and starred by Santiago Segura.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production Location
4 Released Dates
5 External links

[edit] Plot

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Torrente is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, extreme-right-wing Madrid cop; a despicable character who only cares about himself. He lives in a decrepit slum with his wheelchair-bound father, whom he treats quite badly. One day, a new family of neighbours move in, and the sexy younger daughter, Amparito, catches his eye, so he becomes a friend of Rafi, her nerdy cousin, to get closer to her. At the same time, he discovers that a band of drug traffickers are operating in a nearby Chinese restaurant; he knows that if he cracks this case, it could make him regain the status he lost within the police department; but the only people he can count on to help him are Rafi and his equally nerdy friends.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Santiago Segura	José Luis Torrente
Javier Cámara	Rafi
Neus Asensi	Amparito
Chus Lampreave	Reme
Tony Leblanc	Padre
Julio Sanjuán	Malaguita
Jaime Barnatán	Toneti
Darío Paso	Bombilla
Carlos Perea	Carlitos
Manuel Manquiña	El Francés
Espartaco Santoni	Mendoza
Antonio de la Torre	Rodrigo
Javier Jurdao	Israel
Carlos Bardem	Cayetano
César Vea	Borja