Burnt Money

Burnt Money (Spanish: Plata quemada) is a 2000 Argentine action thriller directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. Starring Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eduardo Noriega, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Brédice and Ricardo Bartis, it is based on Ricardo Piglia's 1997 Planeta prize-winning novel of the same name. 
The novel was inspired by the true story of a notorious 1965 bank robbery in Buenos Aires, which resulted in the deaths of three Buenos Aires police officers. The robbers hid in a safehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay, which was soon raided by Montevideo Police. The 16-hour spectacular shootout (known as “The Battle of Liberaij,” named after the building where it took place), involved the robbers futilely trying to fight off 350 police officers, and ended with the deaths of all the robbers (one escaped, but died from his wounds afterwards) and two police officer casualties, with thousands of shots fired.
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=Handguns=
==Ballester-Molina==
Ángel (Eduardo Noriega) uses a Ballester-Molina as his personal handgun of choice, easy to distinguish from an M1911A1 due to its distinctive finish and slide cocking serrations. Montevideo Police also appear to wield Ballester-Molina pistols, although in the 1960s they would have more likely carried US-made M1911A1s or S&W Model 10s as their standard-issue sidearm. The Ballester-Molina was the official service pistol of the Uruguayan Armed Forces and Security Forces until the 1960s, when it was phased out by the Colt M1911A1 through a trade agreement with the US.
thumb|none|400px|Ballester-Molina - .45 ACP
thumb|none|600px|Ángel, distraught over a fight with El Nene, aims his Ballester-Molina at the sea, with Cuervo (Pablo Echarri) trying to appease him.
thumb|none|600px|Cuervo succeeds in disarming Ángel.
thumb|none|600px|A paranoid Ángel shoots a Montevideo police officer in the face when asked for ID. Notice the characteristic Ballester-Molina slide cocking serrations.
thumb|none|600px|A Montevideo police officer fires at the robbers.
thumb|none|600px|Reloading.
thumb|none|600px|Ángel, in one of his usual emotional crises, aims his Ballester-Molina at El Nene.
thumb|none|600px|During the safehouse raid, Montevideo police officers aim their Ballester-Molina pistols.
thumb|none|600px|A Montevideo police officer with an empty Ballester-Molina, about to be gunned down.
==PT92C==
“El Nene” (“The Boy”) (Leonardo Sbaraglia) uses a Taurus PT92C as his personal weapon of choice. Uruguayan Montevideo Police officers also use the weapon. This is a highly anachronistic weapon for the time period, as the Taurus PT92 was first produced in 1983.
==FN Browning Hi-Power==
Fontana uses an FN Browning Hi-Power as his personal handgun of choice.
=Revolvers=
==Colt Detective Special==
Fontana carries a Colt Detective Special.
==Smith & Wesson Model 30==
Cuervo loads a Smith & Wesson Model 30 revolver during the Montevideo Police assault on the safehouse.
=Shotguns=
==Mossberg 500 Mariner Cruiser ==
One of Losardo's bodyguards carries a Mossberg 500 Mariner Cruiser.
==High Standard Model K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model Flite King==
The High Standard Model K-1200 Riot Deluxe Model (Catalog # 8113) FLITE KING pump-action shotgun is used by the Twins. These models can be identified as the Riot Deluxe Model due to their fore-end, 18 inch barrel, and rifle sights.
==Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun==
Although very difficult to make out in the darkness of the scene, several Montevideo Metropolitan Guard police officers appear to be armed with Winchester Model 1912 Riot Guns, due to the overall shape of the gun, the barrel, and the tube magazine.
==MagTech MT 586P==
Montevideo Metropolitan Guard police officers are equipped with Brazilian MagTech MT 586P shotguns during the raid. This is another anachronism, although it may stand for Remington 870.
=Submachine Guns=
==Halcón Modelo 1949==
The most prominent submachine gun in the film by far, the Argentine-made 9mm Halcón Modelo 1949 (produced by Fábrica de Armas Halcón) is used by several characters in the film, as well as by the Montevideo Metropolitan Guard (this being perhaps inaccurate, as there is no record of Montevideo Police or Uruguay in general ever using it officially). The Narrator (voice of Claudio Rissi) correctly identifies it as a military-grade submachine gun in the narration.
The Halcón Modelo 1949 was used by the entire Argentine Armed Forces branches, as well as by the National Gendarmerie, Federal Police and the Federal Penitentiary Service.
==DGFM FMK-3==
During the final assault on the safehouse, Montevideo Metropolitan Guard police officers use DGFM FMK-3s. This is highly inaccurate, as the film takes place in 1965, and the FMK-3 was developed in 1974, and adopted by Uruguayan Armed Forces since 1980.
==M3A1 "Grease Gun"==
Buenos Aires and Montevideo Police use the M3A1 Grease Gun.
On January 13, 1942, Uruguay signed an Arms Agreement with the United States. Through this Agreement, between 1944 and 1947, Uruguay received different weapons, among which were the first models of the M3 and M3A1 Submachine Gun.
Between 1952 and 1976 more hardware was received, which remained in use until the 1990s.
Since the film was produced mainly by Argentina, it is possible that some (if not all) of these M3A1s are actually PAM1 and PAM2 Argentine-licensed M3A1 stand-ins.
==Ingram MAC-10==
Cuervo (Pablo Echarri) uses an Ingram MAC-10 during the Montevideo Police assault on the safehouse. He guns down several police officers before being finally killed. The Twins then get ahold of the MAC-10 and load it, but don't get to use it.
The Ingram MAC-10 is a highly anachronistic weapon for the time period, as it was first produced in 1970.
==IMI Uzi==
During the final scene, when the Montevideo Metropolitan Guard surrounds and storms the hideout, “El Nene” and Ángel use an IMI Uzi against the police. It is used with the buttstock extended.
=Carbines=
==M1 Carbine==
During the Montevideo Metropolitan Guard's assault on the safehouse, the Twins and Cuervo lay some weapons down on a table. Among them is an M1 Carbine, although they do not use it. The M1 Carbine can be identified as a post-WWII model by its bayonet lug.
==Argentine M1909/26 Cavalry Carbine==
Some Montevideo Metropolitan Guard officers use Argentine M1909/26 Cavalry Carbines.
=Rifles=
==Vetterli Model 1869/70==
Some of the Montevideo Metropolitan Guard officers are armed with Vetterli Model 1869/70 rifles.
==1909 Argentine Mauser==
Some Montevideo Metropolitan Guard officers are armed with 1909 Argentine Mauser rifles.
==Ruger Mini-14==
A Montevideo Metropolitan Guard officer is armed with a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle during the raid on the safehouse. The Ruger Mini-14 is very anachronistic for the time period, as it was first produced in 1973.
=Assault Rifles=
==DGFM FMAP FAL/FM FAL Standard==
The Argentine version of the FN FAL, known as the FMAP FAL ("Fábrica Militar de Armas Portátiles" FAL) or FM FAL Standard, made under license by Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares (DGFM), is used exclusively by Uruguayan Montevideo Metropolitan Guard police officers in the film.
=Unidentified Weapons=
Weapons yet to identify.
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