Heroic Losers

In August 2001, in the small town of [[Villa Alsina]], Fermín Perlassi, his wife Lidia and his friend Antonio Fontana come up with a plan to reopen an [[agricultural cooperative]] which went bankrupt years before. They learn the minimal investment to cover the initial costs reaches 300,000 dollars and bring the idea to the town's residents: mechanic Rolo Belaúnde, self-employed fix-it brothers Gómez, unemployed [[riparian]] Medina, and Carmen Lorgio, the town's [[shipping company]]'s owner, who all agree and chip in. They manage to reach 158,653 dollars, which Fermín deposits in the [[bank vault]] in Villagrán.

In August 2001, in the small town of [[Villa Alsina]], Fermín Perlassi, his wife Lidia and his friend Antonio Fontana come up with a plan to reopen an [[agricultural cooperative]] which went bankrupt years before. They learn the minimal investment to cover the initial costs reaches 300,000 dollars and bring the idea to the town's residents: mechanic Rolo Belaúnde, self-employed fix-it brothers Gómez, unemployed [[riparian]] Medina, and Carmen Lorgio, the town's [[shipping company]]'s owner, who all agree and chip in. They manage to reach 158,653 dollars, which Fermín deposits in the [[bank vault]] in Villagrán.

A few days later, Alvarado, the bank manager, summons Fermín to the bank and manipulates him into depositing the money in his own account. Fermín complies and travels back to Alsina, but the financial crisis reaches its peak the next day as the President decides to [[Corralito|freeze every U.S. dollar-denominated account in Argentina]]. Alvarado knew about the incoming government measures and personally approved a loan request by Fortunato Manzi, a lawyer who converted the credit to U.S. dollars and withdrew all deposited dollar bills from Fermín's bank. Fermín and Lidia confront Alvarado, to no avail. In the way back, their car is run off the road by a truck. The accident kills Lidia and severely injures Fermín.

A few days later, Alvarado, the bank manager, summons Fermín to the bank and manipulates him into depositing the money in his own account. Fermín complies and travels back to Alsina, but the financial crisis reaches its peak the next day as the President decides to [[Corralito|freeze every U.S. dollar-denominated account in Argentina]]. Upon learing Alvarado knew about the incoming government measures - and personally approved a loan request by Fortunato Manzi, a lawyer who converted the credit to U.S. dollars and withdrew all deposited dollar bills from the bank -, Fermín and Lidia travel to Villagrán to confront Alvarado, to no avail; in the way back, their car is run off the road by a truck, killing Lidia and severely injuring Fermín.

One year later, Manzi hires a construction worker to dig a 9m² hole in the middle of a nearby rural area. Convinced that it serves as [[burial vault (enclosure)|burial vault]] to store the dollars, Balaúnde, Fontana, Fermín, his son Rodrigo, Fontana, Medina, the Gómez brothers, Carmen and her son, Hernán, reunite and decide to crack the vault and retrieve their "stolen" money. Manzi, however, has installed an impenetrable alarm device around the vault. After rewatching a scene from ''[[How to Steal a Million]]'', Fermín comes up with the idea to set off the alarm multiple times. This will force Manzi to disconnect its battery, which coupled with a power supply cut, would allow the crew to enter the vault. Meanwhile, Rodrigo poses as a gardener assigned to work at Manzi's office lawn to keep track of him.

One year later, Manzi hires a construction worker to dig a 9m² hole in the middle of a nearby rural area. Convinced that it serves as [[burial vault (enclosure)|burial vault]] to store the dollars, Balaúnde, Fontana, Fermín, his son Rodrigo, Fontana, Medina, the Gómez brothers, Carmen and her son, Hernán, reunite and decide to crack the vault and retrieve their "stolen" money. Manzi, however, has installed an impenetrable alarm device around the vault. After rewatching a scene from ''[[How to Steal a Million]]'', Fermín comes up with the idea to set off the alarm multiple times. This will force Manzi to disconnect its battery, which coupled with a power supply cut, would allow the crew to enter the vault. Meanwhile, Rodrigo poses as a gardener assigned to work at Manzi's office lawn to keep track of him.