Navajeros


Navajeros English Knifers is a Spanish adventure film, written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring Jos Luis Manzano, Isela Vega and Jaime Garza. The plot follows the misadventures of El Jaro, a teen delinquent. It is based on the real life of Jos Joaqun Snchez Frutos alias El Jaro. The film was a coproduction between Spain and Mexico where it was released as Dulces navajas. The film was a commercial success in Spain.

At a cemetery, the meeting place for El jaro and his gang, El Jaro surprises his three criminal pals with a gun he managed to acquire. This allow El Jaro and his pals to escalate their criminal activities. They go to an upscale neighborhood of Madrid where they rob a group of gay men gathered in a party. Meanwhile, a journalist, who report on juvenile delinquency, chronicles the dire circumstances of unemployment and hopeless of the youths in marginals areas of the city and the links between poverty and criminal activities.While having ice cream, El Jaro is about to be discover with his gun hidden in his backpack by two undercover policemen, but he is saved by Mercedes who distract the officers. At a disco with his friends, El Jaro meets La Toi, Chus sister. Smitten with her, he invites her for a joyride, but Toi is more interested in the drugs she consumes than El Jaro. To find drugs for her, El Jaro goes to El Marques, a drugdealer who gives him some for sale, but El Jaro steals all the drugs, from him threatening him with his knife. Back with Mercedes, El Jaro confesses her that he has fallen in love with Toi, but they continue their affair. ........

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