Pimpinero: Blood and Oil () is a 2024 Colombian crime thriller film directed by Andrés Baiz. It stars , Alejandro Speitzer, Alberto Guerra, and Juanes. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024.
Plot
Cast Alberto Guerra as Ulises Alejandro Speitzer as Juan as Diana Juanes as Moisés as Don Carmelo Isabella Sierra as Juliana Junior González as Polito as Marisol Yull Núñez as Fabián Juan Sebastián Calero as Miguel Ariel Sierra as Francisco Judith Segura as Blanca as Don Carmelo Norberto Rivera as Evaristo Johan Rivera as Gonzo Nelson Camayo as Wielder as Wendy Merilng Sosa as Piratas Paola López Nicol Juliana Rodríguez Julián Mondragón
Production The film was shot in Colombia, specifically Cesar and La Guajira, in 2023.
Release Promotional stills were released in August 2024. The trailer was released on 5 September 2024.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024.
Reception
Carlos Aguilar of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, praising cinematographer Mateo Londono for bringing "a grounded sumptuous to the visual relation between the people and the land", but criticized the film as having delved into several clichéd tropes of the genre, writing that Baiz was "more than fluent in these realms of the unlawful but struggles to craft characters and situations layered beyond superficial motivations."
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