Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley


Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy written, directed and starred by Santiago Segura and produced by Lolafilms. I characterized by its thick, cartoonish humor, had a great reception from the public and critics, coming Torrente and sketches part of Spanish contemporary popular imagination. Tasteless jokes, profanity and scatological scenes seem to be the keys to success in Spain.

Jos Luis Torrente is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, rightwing Madrid cop who lives in a decrepit apartment in a slum neighbourhood with his wheelchairbound father, whose disability checks are Torrentes only real income.One day, a new family of neighbours which owns and operates a fish store moves into the apartment below Torrentes and he becomes attracted to the young, nymphomaniac niece of the family, Amparo. In order to get close to her, he befriends her nerdy weapon enthusiast cousin, Rafi, by taking him to target practice and on his nightly patrol rounds through the neighbourhood. During their patrols, Torrente begins to suspect that criminal activity is occurring in the new local Chinese restaurant. His suspicions are confirmed when his father accidentally overdoses after eating a stolen food roll which was filled with packets of heroin. Torrente decides to crack the drug ring in order to regain his former status within the Police Force. ........

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