City in Heat

City in Heat

Year: 2007

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Hernán Gaffet

ComedyRomance

A group of friends in their thirties meet daily at a Buenos Aires bar they once frequented as students. They joke, reminisce and dream of changing the world from the café table, but politics and football never come up—only women dominate talk. When a friend commits suicide, an old acquaintance appears, forcing the group to confront lingering feelings.

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1

Speer arrives at the diner; Murphy becomes the target

In Kansas City, 1933, Detective Speer goes to a quiet diner for a cup of coffee when two men burst in chasing former private eye Murphy. The tense moment erupts into violence as a hulking goon slams Speer's coffee and Murphy becomes the target. Speer reluctantly intervenes, and Murphy's life is saved in a flash.

1933 Kansas City, diner
2

Murphy's world pulled between Addy and Caroline

Murphy's world is torn between Addy, his sharp secretary, and Caroline Howley, a wealthy socialite he is drawn to. Addy unexpectedly aligns with Speer, while Murphy struggles with commitment. The love triangle thickens the plot as danger closes in.

1933 Murphy's workplace and social circles
3

Boxing match sets the crime scene

At a boxing match, mob boss Leon Coll looms large, signaling the criminal stakes of the night. Murphy's partner Diehl Swift moves through the arena with a wary eye, hinting at an uneasy alliance with Primo Pitt and his gang. A mysterious suitcase rumored to hold Coll's ledgers circulates among the crowd, while Coll's bookkeeper is connected to Ginny Lee at the club.

1933 Boxing arena; Ginny Lee's club
4

Swift leaves the ring; Ginny hostage situation

After the ring, Swift is tailed by Speer and Addy, and Pitt's men corner him at his apartment where Ginny is being held hostage. Ginny fights free, but Swift is killed in the scuffle. A thug pries open the suitcase and finds it empty, and Swift's body is hurled onto the roof of Speer's car while Addy waits in terror.

1933 Swift’s apartment; street outside
5

Murphy recruits Speer; Ginny reappears after screening

Fueled by vengeance, Murphy enlists Speer and the two reconnect with Ginny after a screening, renewing their plan to take control of the situation. Pitt's men block Ginny's escape, and she is badly hurt when struck by a car, escalating the stakes for finding her captors.

1933 Screening theater; Ginny's nightclub
6

Laundry reveal; missing records exposed

Murphy reveals the so-called laundry containing the missing records to Addy, exposing the true location of the ledgers. Two goons blast through Murphy's apartment; a tense shootout spills onto the street. Speer arrives with a shotgun and ends the street battle, restoring some order to the chaos.

1933 Murphy’s apartment; city street
7

Murphy and Speer vow to rescue Caroline

With Ginny's safety in jeopardy and Caroline kidnapped to force surrender of the documents, Murphy and Speer vow to rescue her and recover the missing books. The plan brings them face-to-face with Pitt's men as they close in.

1933 City; various
8

Warehouse and bordello showdown

The rescue culminates in a sprawling warehouse that leads to a high-end bordello where Caroline is kept. Murphy negotiates, handing over the books, even as Addy is held at gunpoint. The booby-trapped suitcase detonates, exploding Coll's car and killing him.

1933 Sprawling warehouse; bordello
9

Ginny, Caroline, and the rescue aftermath

After the dust settles, Murphy, Speer, Addy, and Caroline regroup at a club, the danger temporarily receding. Ginny Lee's singing fills the room as they share a quiet moment of camaraderie and relief. They acknowledge the costs of what they've endured and brace for what may come next.

1933 City club
10

Dawn of uneasy peace after Coll's fall

Coll's defeat and the loss of the missing records leave the criminals shaken and the city briefly quieter. The team reflects on their loyalties, which are tested by memories of betrayal and desire that still haunt them. The ending hints that danger will not disappear entirely but that they can face it together.

1933 City streets and club
11

Closing mood: Ginny's performance and resilience

Ginny's performance marks the closing mood of the film, a beacon of resilience amid peril. The group recognizes that their bonds have endured, even as the streets keep pulling them back into danger. The urban drama closes on a note of hard-won unity.

1933 Club
12

Final image: the city hums on

As the credits roll, the city continues its rhythm of jazz, crime, and loyalty. The four protagonists must navigate a complex web of relationships that will likely pull them into further trouble. The final image lingers on their determined faces.

1933 City

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