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Such is Life in the Tropics
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Sypnopsis and Details
Ambitions, betrayals, corruption and everything that comes with the desire for power, money and ambition, in a tropical city. The leader of the invasion is willing to negotiate the eviction of the properties, knowing that said eviction will not happen without blood in ambitions, betrayals, corruption and everything that the desire for power and money entails. It all starts with a stray bullet…and a wealthy young man from Guayaquil who is trying to evict 250 families that have invaded the land he inherited from his father. The leader of the invasion is willing to negotiate the eviction of the properties, knowing that said eviction will not happen without blood. The invaders, suspecting their leader's betrayal, make their claim public.
Such is Life in the Tropics or “Sin muertos no hay carnaval” portrays the city of Guayaquil (Ecuador) through its various social strata, full of latent tensions that can only be resolved through violence.
Awards & Festivals
- Winner of Best Directorial Effort at San Diego Latino FF!
- International Premiere at Miami IFF (Knight Competition)!
- Official Selection at Sunscreen FF!
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Handguns
Beretta 92F
The Fat or "El Gordo" (Jose Northia) carries a Beretta 92F in a quick scene, while he finds Celio Montero to kill him at the orders of the lawyer Teran who was in the hospital recovering from the injuries he previously suffered, the same bodyguards (Fat and Oscar) kidnapped the young man.
Glock 17 3rd Generation
Oscar, Lisandro Teran's bodyguard carries a Glock 17 3rd Generation that he would use it during the course of the film. Curiously, this pistol has a lower action during the story and does not generate any fire action.
Beretta PX4 Storm
S&W Model 58
This S&W Model 58 revolver, It is the weapon that Celio Montero (Diego Cataño) uses to take revenge on the lawyer Lisandro Teran who is responsible for threatening his family on several occasions, and at the voice of his bodyguards and as a result of the death of his grandmother due to the threat and fear that their mother and grandmother generated.
Hunt Rifles
(Note: I dind't indentify the other 3 hunt rifles of the protagonists, if someone watch this message and you indentified the rifles, I would be grateful with your little help and please delete this note)
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Remington Model 700
Gustavo Jr. Miranda (Victor Arauz) carries his Remington Model 700 rifle during the beginning and end of the film that would be involved in the accidental death of the child in the forest
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This rifle belonging to Gustavo Miranda (Erando Gonzalez) would be the cause of the death of the German child during the hunt, Gustavo being responsible for the shot that caused the death of the child and this rifle is the one involved during the film as his hiding place, the decision of the protagonist Emilio and his son Gustavo Jr.
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This ... rifle does not have any action at the end of the movie, however its design is peculiar for the character of Gustavo Miranda, this rifle appears after the trial of Emilio Baquerizo
