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Metal and Melancholy

19941h 20mHeddy Honigmann
IMDb 8.0

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"Peru is made of metal and melancholy"

This documentary is an offbeat "road movie" in which acclaimed documentarian Heddy Honigmann travels with, and thereby discovers the stories of, taxi drivers in Lima. In the early 1990s, in response to Peru's inflationary economy and a government destabilized by corruption and Shining Path terrorism, many middle-class professionals used their own cars to moonlight as taxi drivers in order to weather the financial crisis.

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TaxiPeruCab DriverWoman DirectorLimaLima, Peru

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What is Metal and Melancholy (1994) about?

This documentary is an offbeat "road movie" in which acclaimed documentarian Heddy Honigmann travels with, and thereby discovers the stories of, taxi drivers in Lima. In the early 1990s, in response to Peru's inflationary economy and a government destabilized by corruption and Shining Path terrorism, many middle-class professionals used their own cars to moonlight as taxi drivers in order to…

Who stars in Metal and Melancholy?

Metal and Melancholy stars Jorge Rodríguez Paz (Himself - Taxi driver). The film was directed by Heddy Honigmann.

How long is Metal and Melancholy?

Metal and Melancholy has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1994.

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Metal and Melancholy holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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