
Directing
Gustavo Graef-Marino
Born
1955-09-25 (70)
Place of birth
Santiago, Chile
Known for
Directing
Credits
15 titles
Gustavo took the independent film scene by storm in the 90's with his very original and highly acclaimed take on post-Pinochet Chile with "Johnny 100 Pesos". The film became Chile's highest grossing movie and was selected as its official candidate for both the "Best Foreign Language Film" category in the 1993 Academy Awards, as well as the Spanish Goya Awards that same year. In the US, the film premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival where it became an instant success and was commercially released in the US to rave reviews from the indie press. Crowning its success, the film was invited to participate in A-list festivals such as Tokyo International Film Festival, New Directors New Films…
Known for
5.1Escaped serial killer James Becket, who killed his own father whose expectations he never fulfilled, but now especially targets his wife Theresa 'Tess' and her family, is too good at disguising himself and other deceit for detective Diffs task force. Only one man proves able to fight back in his league: former cop J.T. Dillon, who was already training Tess in self-defense and becomes her lover. Becket decides to find hiding place by kidnapping Diffs wife, and thus enforce a final show-down.
Instinct to Kill
2001
A half-dozen random people find themselves locked overnight in a floating discotheque and at the mercy of mysterious terror.
The Voice
1989
4.3When Steve Mitchell is clandestinely sent to the US embassy in Bucharest, Romania to disarm a nuclear bomb that has secretly remained in the building since the end of the Cold War, little does he know that other problems will soon erupt. He must join Erica Long, a diplomatic attaché who is not all that she appears, to work together on setting the correct computer code that will disable the weapon and accomplish the mission. But while watching video monitors from inside a long-forgotten surveillance room, Steve witnesses a surprising deadly takeover of the building by the Serbian Liberation Front.
Diplomatic Siege
1999
7.5He, a famous filmmaker living off his past, decides to give romance a chance when he meets Her.What starts as a perfect love story is threatened by routine, unfulfilled expectations and the eternal desire to fill the void inside both of them.
El Vacío
2023
6.0Based on real events, 17-year-old Johnny García becomes involved with four older thugs who are planning to rob a money-laundering business masquerading as a video store. As they try to escape, a swarm of exploitative media attention awaits.
Johnny One Hundred Pesos
1993
Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
1987
Film credits
Behind the camera
5.1Escaped serial killer James Becket, who killed his own father whose expectations he never fulfilled, but now especially targets his wife Theresa 'Tess' and her family, is too good at disguising himself and other deceit for detective Diffs task force. Only one man proves able to fight back in his league: former cop J.T. Dillon, who was already training Tess in self-defense and becomes her lover. Becket decides to find hiding place by kidnapping Diffs wife, and thus enforce a final show-down.
Instinct to Kill
2001
A half-dozen random people find themselves locked overnight in a floating discotheque and at the mercy of mysterious terror.
The Voice
1989
A half-dozen random people find themselves locked overnight in a floating discotheque and at the mercy of mysterious terror.
The Voice
1989
4.3When Steve Mitchell is clandestinely sent to the US embassy in Bucharest, Romania to disarm a nuclear bomb that has secretly remained in the building since the end of the Cold War, little does he know that other problems will soon erupt. He must join Erica Long, a diplomatic attaché who is not all that she appears, to work together on setting the correct computer code that will disable the weapon and accomplish the mission. But while watching video monitors from inside a long-forgotten surveillance room, Steve witnesses a surprising deadly takeover of the building by the Serbian Liberation Front.
Diplomatic Siege
1999
7.5He, a famous filmmaker living off his past, decides to give romance a chance when he meets Her.What starts as a perfect love story is threatened by routine, unfulfilled expectations and the eternal desire to fill the void inside both of them.
El Vacío
2023
7.5He, a famous filmmaker living off his past, decides to give romance a chance when he meets Her.What starts as a perfect love story is threatened by routine, unfulfilled expectations and the eternal desire to fill the void inside both of them.
El Vacío
2023
6.0Based on real events, 17-year-old Johnny García becomes involved with four older thugs who are planning to rob a money-laundering business masquerading as a video store. As they try to escape, a swarm of exploitative media attention awaits.
Johnny One Hundred Pesos
1993
6.0Based on real events, 17-year-old Johnny García becomes involved with four older thugs who are planning to rob a money-laundering business masquerading as a video store. As they try to escape, a swarm of exploitative media attention awaits.
Johnny One Hundred Pesos
1993
6.0Based on real events, 17-year-old Johnny García becomes involved with four older thugs who are planning to rob a money-laundering business masquerading as a video store. As they try to escape, a swarm of exploitative media attention awaits.
Johnny One Hundred Pesos
1993
Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
1987
Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
1987
5.3After being twenty years in in jail, Johnny now a free man, must confront a heartless society and ensure that the son he never knew does not go down the same criminal path that he once took.
Johnny 100 Pesos: Chapter Two
2017
5.3After being twenty years in in jail, Johnny now a free man, must confront a heartless society and ensure that the son he never knew does not go down the same criminal path that he once took.
Johnny 100 Pesos: Chapter Two
2017
Documentary about the famous German robber Michael Heigl.
Der Räuber Heigl
1978
