Rats, Mice, Pickpockets (Ratas, ratones, rateros)

Ratas, ratones, rateros Country Ecuador Directed by Sebastian Cordero Release Date September 7nd, 1999 Language Spanish Studio Cabezahueca Distributor HBO Latino Vanguard Cinema (U.S.A 2000) Main Cast Character Actor Salvador Marco Bustos Angel Carlos Valencia Acosta

Ratas,ratones,rateros (In English as: Rats, mice, pickpockets) is a 1999 ecuatorian film directed by Sebastian Cordero that explores one of the common problems that the country is going through to date, crime being the main problem, however in this film it does not intend to generate a bad image of the country despite its beauty of architecture, history and diversity that It attracts tourists from all over the world.

What the film explains is the world in which the protagonists live, here Salvador is a young thief from Quito who finds himself immersed in an ever-increasing delinquency spiral after the arrival of his cousin Ángel from Guayaquil, an ex-convict, in his life. Little by little, the young man loses the few things that made sense in his existence.

The movie had its international premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 1999 to later be released on December 24 of that same year.

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Smith & Wesson Model 625

This revolver is the protagonist of the problems that caused the protagonists, starting from a common robbery to a problem for a revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 625 in 3" barrel model - .45 ACP

Photograph for the book edition of the film showing Salvador pointing frontally towards the camera

Salvador is teaching his friend Mayra how to shoot the revolver being a ex-student from a military academy

Salvador with the S&W revolver talking his moment when his friends stole the gun

One of the friends of Salvador aim the revolver against the other after discuss each other at graduation party

Close view of the revolver in the scene when Salvador has a dream trying to steal an old truck

Smith & Wesson Model 36

One of the hitmen that they sent him to assassinate Angel for a debt that he had to pay, carry this revolver to get revenge on Angel, unfortunately Salvador defends Angel by killing him with the toilet seat at his house, taking advantage of Angel removing his weapon and then using it in his next robbery.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release.

The hitmen finding Angel with his S&W revovler between the houses behind the doors to get in without being seen

Angel warning his cousin after having a fight each other after all the problems they had

Colt MK IV Series 70

Angel gets a Colt pistol to sell to the friends of Carolina who went to the hospital to visit Salvador, but things get out of control after Carolina refused to date with the guy but a policer officer controls the situation and watch the pistol on the floor believing he is a killer and he flees awway hitting the cop.

Colt MK IV Series 70, Nickel finish - .45 ACP

Angel showing to the boys which gun want to buy showing also the S&W revolver

Carolina's friend drop the Colt pistol in front of the police officer who was calming him down after fighting with Carolina

The mansion's owner aiming the Colt pistol against Marlon after saw him trying to escape with Angel in front of his house

Sig-Sauer P226

Despite not having appeared during the entire movie, it is that this Sig Sauer P226 as a camera test during the filming of the film before using the Smith & Wesson revolver

West German SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm.

Marco Bustos (Interpreting Salvador) is testing a Sig-Sauer P226 for making a camera test for the scene

Another picture for the movie production during the test scenes

Colt Woodsman

One of the handguns hidden in the guns drawer, Probably be a Colt Woodsman.

Colt Woodsman - .22LR

Angel and Marlon found a guns drawer at the rich family mansion

Unknown Pistols

Near the final scene, Angel and Marlon (Salvador's friend) enter a rich family's mansion to take some jewelry and suddenly find a drawer full of pistols of different calibers that unfortunately cannot be identified due to the low lighting that the guns show. characters with the flashlight

Angel and Marlon found a guns drawer at the rich family mansion

Shotguns

Harrington & Richardson Pardner

A secondary hitmen carries a Harrington & Richardson Pardner to chase Angel at the general cementery of Guayaquil after he escaped from a hostal

Harrington & Richardson Pardner - .28 Gauge

The second hitmen finding Angel after chasing him in all the cementery