Summaries

A secret party is thrown by ex-students from the American school who bet fortunes on poor wrestlers confronting each other inside an empty swimming pool for a few dollars.

Based on true stories, "La Riña" highlights the polemic of bare-knuckle fights at a playboy party where drugs and drinks are served on silver trays. This secret party is thrown by ex-students from the American school who bet fortunes on poor wrestlers confronting each other inside an empty swimming pool for a few dollars. Instead of showing poverty in Brazil, "La Riña" unveils the opposite by unmasking a luxurious, sick elite in São Paulo.—Marcelo Galvão

Details

Keywords
  • american
  • true crime
  • woman fights a woman
  • swimming
  • man fights a man
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jan 3, 2025
Countries of origin Brazil
Language English Spanish Portuguese
Filming locations Serra da Cantareira, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Production companies Gatacine

Box office

Budget $700000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
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Synopsis

Based on true stories, La Riña highlights the polemic of bare knuckle fights in a playboy party where drugs and drinks are served on silver trays. The party attracts rich people, ex-students from the American school in Sao Paulo, who bet fortunes on poor wrestlers confronting* each other inside an empty swimming pool for a few dollars.

A journalist has not been invited, but he manages to sneak into this secret place, using his cell phone to film the guests having fun while watching a deplorable combat. Instead of showing typical poverty in Brazil, La Riña unveils the opposite by unmasking a cruel elite.

* The fights were real.

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