Bandidas DVD 2006 Las Bandidas / Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg / Starring: Salma Hayek, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn, Sam Shepard, Dwight Yoakam

UPC 5999544151789

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 5.1, Hungarian 2.0, Hungarian 5.1

Subtitles: English, Hungarian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 93 MINUTES

English Summary:

In 1890s Mexico, María Álvarez (Penélope Cruz) is an uneducated, poor farm-girl whose caring father is being forced off his land by a cruel U.S. land baron named Tyler Jackson (Dwight Yoakam). Sara Sandoval (Salma Hayek) is the highly educated, wealthy daughter of the arrogant owner of the nearby properties, and has recently returned from Europe where she attended numerous grade schools and colleges in England, Spain, and France for several years. In one fell swoop, both María's and Sara's fathers fall under attack by the baron, (Sara's father is killed, María's is shot but survives) giving him free rein in the nearby territories. As an act of revenge, María and Sara team up to become bank robbers, stealing and giving back to the poor Mexicans who have lost their lands.

At first, the pair's relationship is characterized by petty cattiness stemming in part from their different backgrounds, but under the tutelage of famed bank robber Bill Buck (Sam Shepard) they learn to trust each other. During their crucial training session at the edge of a cliff, the two women test their strength by hanging from a metal bar over a wide river. At the point of exhaustion María tells Sara she cannot swim before losing her grip on the bar. Sara voluntarily drops into the river and saves her. The two women put aside their differences and agree that, while they are not friends yet, they can at least work together as partners. María turns out to be a crack shot and, while Sara can barely hold a gun, she shows that she is an expert with throwing knives.

Hungarian Summary:

1880. A Vadnyugat farkastörvényei utolérték Mexikót is. Sara, a gazdag bankár lánya és Maria, a szegény farmercsalád sarja között nem is lehetne nagyobb a társadalmi szakadék, ám erőik egyesítésére kényszerülnek, amikor előbukkan Tyler Jackson, a New York-i Hitelbank képviselője. A könyörtelen banktisztviselő egy csapásra tönkreteszi mindkét lány családját, amikor jogtalanul elveszi tőlük a földjeiket, hogy azokra amerikai vasútvonal épülhessen majd. Sara és Maria elhatározzák, hogy megbosszulják a családjaikat ért sérelmet, sőt gátat állítanak a mexikói parasztok kizsákmányolása elé is... Bankrablókká válnak, és a Hitelbank valamennyi helyi fiókját kirámolják. Quentint, a fiatal rendőrnyomozót rendelik ki a helyszínre, hogy vizsgálja ki az ügyet és kerítse kézre az elkövetőket, ám a fiatal nők pillanatok alatt megnyerik az ügyüknek. Hamarosan Jackson is kénytelen megtanulni és félni e két lány nevét, akiket immár országszerte csak úgy hívnak: "Bandidas".

Cast / Szereplők:

• Salma Hayek as Sara Sandoval
• Penélope Cruz as María Álvarez
• Steve Zahn as Quentin Cooke
• Dwight Yoakam as Tyler Jackson
• Jose Maria Negri as Padre Pablo
• Audra Blaser as Clarissa Ashe
• Sam Shepard as Bill Buck
• Ismael 'East' Carlo as Don Diego Sandoval
• Edgar Vivar as the bank manager