Amongst Men (Spanish: Entre hombres) is a four-part Argentine crime thriller television miniseries based on the eponymous novel by Germán Maggiori. It was released on HBO Max on 26 September 2021.

Amongst Men
SpanishEntre hombres
GenreCrime
Based onEntre hombres
by Germán Maggiori
Written by
  • Germán Maggiori
  • Pablo Fendrik
Directed byPablo Fendrik
Starring
Composers
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
CinematographyDaniel Ortega
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO Max
Release26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)

Premise

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The fiction is set in the fringes of the Province of Buenos Aires towards 1996.[1][2] In the wake of the death of a woman during an orgy because of overdose, the VHS recording the party becomes a macguffin in the plot,[2] which explores the Argentine criminal gangs and their relation with the police.[1]

Cast

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Production and release

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The series is based on the novel of the same name by Germán Maggiori, first published in 2001.[4] Produced by HBO Latin America and Pol-ka Producciones, shooting began in June 2019.[5][2] Pablo Fendrik directed the episodes. The score was composed by Cachorro López and Juan Blas Caballero [es].[4] The series was pre-screened on 2 March 2021 at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[4][6] Consisting of four parts featuring a runtime of about an hour each,[4] Amongst Men debuted on HBO Max on 26 September 2021.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Slukich, Patricia (30 September 2021). ""Entre hombres": un shock de gore no apto para estómagos delicados en HBO Max". Los Andes.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Lisica, Federico (28 September 2021). ""Entre hombres", por HBO Max: retrato impiadoso de la resaca del menemismo". Página/12.
  3. ^ a b Capelo, María Eugenia (25 September 2021). "Nicolás Furtado y Claudio Rissi, otra vez juntos en "Entre hombres": "Nos ocupamos de que no hubiera rastros de Mario Borges ni de Diosito"". Infobae.
  4. ^ a b c d Do, María Noel (26 September 2021). "Gabriel Goity: "Hicimos un material que para cuando apaguen el televisor no puedan dormir"". La Capital.
  5. ^ "HBO LatAm revela las primeras imágenes de Entre hombres". TodoTVnews. 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ "La serie Entre hombres se estrenó en Festival de Berlín". Telebajocero. 2 March 2021.
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