Pickpockets

An aspiring teen thieves learn what it takes to be successful pickpockets on the streets of Bogotá

Cast

Carlos Bardem

as Chucho

Natalia Reyes

as Juana

Emiliano Pernia

as Fresh

Duban Prado

as Doggy

Marcela Mar

as Fresh's mother

Julio Pachón

as Rico

Carlos Camacho

as El Hombre de Negro

Ulises Gonzalez

as Jaime

Matthew Moreno

as Jhoncito

Noëlle Schonwald

as Aunt Hilda

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