At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.
El Polaquito has generally received positive reviews.
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El Polaquito was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving El Polaquito (2003) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 67%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed El Polaquito a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 67%, El Polaquito is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Freaky Friday, The Rundown and Saints and Soldiers.
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