Los Debutantes is a 2003 Chilean film directed by Andres Waissbluth and starring Antonella Rios and Alejandro Trejo. It tells the story of two brothers from a small town, played by Nestor Castillana and Juan Pablo Miranda, who move to Santiago and visit a nightclub to celebrate the younger brother's 17th birthday. The older brother is subsequently offered a job by the club owner Don Pascual (played by Alejandro Trejo), and both brothers become friendly with Gracia, a dancer at the club who has dreams of becoming a singer (played by Antonella Rios). The story is told in Rashomon style from three different perspectives: firstly from the perspective of the younger brother, secondly from the perspective of the older brother, and finally from the perspective of Gracia. The film was the Chilean submission for the 76th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film which took place in 2004, but was not one of the five nominated films. It was also nominated for the Goya Awards. The film was released on DVD in the UK in 2005, and received a mildly critical review in Time Out.
Details:A mysterious gentleman's club sets the scene for an ominous mystery as two brothers discover an underground world of danger and intrigue in director Andrés Waissbluth's feature debut. Silvio and Victor are a tight-knit pair teetering on the verge of adulthood, and when Silvio takes his younger brother to Don Pascual's strip club, a new world of opportunity opens up when the feared and respected club owner offers the elder sibling a job. As Silvio accepts and Victor is initiated into adulthood, the pair is instantly mesmerized by alluring club girl Gracia. Everything is not what it appears to be in Don Pascual's risqué club though, and by the time Silvio and Victor realize the truth behind their surprising stroke of luck, it may be too late to turn back.
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