The Gasoline Thieves

Drama, Thriller

Living with his mother and working as a farmhand in his hometown, fourteen-year-old Lalo (Eduardo Banda) sees buying a smartphone for his high-school crush the only surefire way into her heart. When his mother is forced to use his savings in order to pay for medical bills, Lalo decides to approach the local huachicoleros for help, who quickly enlist his aid in their business of illegally siphoning gas in order to take advantage of the country’s shortage and re-sell on the black market. As Lalo naively becomes more involved with the huachicoleros’ work, an uneasy air of violence begins to overtake the world around him, while investigators narrow their search for those responsible.

Depicted in beautifully sun-drenched imagery and grounded in Banda's remarkable first on-screen performance, director Edgar Nito crafts an intensely resonant and engrossing story of the tightening grip facing both his protagonist and his country with this feature debut.

—Cameron Sinz

Cast & Credits

Directed by

Edgar Nito

Edgar Nito graduated with honors at Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico where he directed, produced, and wrote several short films. His film, And I’ll Come Back…, won Best Short Film Award at the Guanajuato International Film Festival in 2011. Huachicolero is his first feature length film.

Director

Edgar Nito

Producer

Victor Leycegui, Annick Mahnert, Joshua Sobel

Screenwriter

Alfredo Mendoza, Edgar Nito

Cinematographer

Juan Pablo Ramírez

Editor

Sam Baixauli

Composer

Carlo Ayhllón

Executive Producer

Bob Portal, Inderpal Singh, Sonia Lowe

Cast

Eduardo Banda, Pedro Joaquin, Regina Reynoso, Fernando Becerril, Pascacio López, Leonardo Alonso

Contacts

International Sales Contact

Timo Suomi

AMP International

London, W1F 0HS

Phone: 207 535 6714

timo@amp-film.com

US Sales Contact

Timo Suomi

AMP International

London, W1F 0HS

Phone: 207 535 6714

timo@amp-film.com

Print Source

Victor Leycegui

Nobody (Mexico)

Ciudad de Mexico, 06850

Phone: +52 1 (55) 3479 4561

leycegui@gmail.com

Press Contact

Ted Geoghegan

Ted Geoghegan PR

New York, New York 10023

Phone: 406 531 7799

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