In the winter of Chile, the government allows for a short period the harvesting of the valuable and aphrodisiac shellfish "el loco". Along these days, the seaside village of Puerto Gala lodges fishermen and prostitutes, all of them expecting to make money. The crook Canuto (Emilio Bardi), who loves the owner of a local bar Sonia (Loreto Moya), convinces his friend Jorge (Luis Dobó), the priest Luis (Luis Margani) and the whole community to sell the production to a Japanese agent. After the selling, people disclose a secret.
"El Fiebre del Loco" is a tragic tale of greed, sex and love, not necessarily in this sequence. The story is original and I found in Google that the scientific name of El Loco is "Concholepas concholepas", a typical shellfish of Peru and Chile coasts (http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&q=molusco+el+loco&meta=). Therefore, the event related on the movie is true. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Febre do Loco" ("The Loco's Fever")
"El Fiebre del Loco" is a tragic tale of greed, sex and love, not necessarily in this sequence. The story is original and I found in Google that the scientific name of El Loco is "Concholepas concholepas", a typical shellfish of Peru and Chile coasts (http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&q=molusco+el+loco&meta=). Therefore, the event related on the movie is true. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Febre do Loco" ("The Loco's Fever")