

An honest man caught in a world of intrigue, power and passion.
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Javier BardemAgustín Rejas
- Juan Diego BottoSucre
- Laura MoranteYolanda
- Elvira MínguezLlosa
- Alexandra LencastreSylvina Rejas
- Oliver CottonMerino
- Luís Miguel CintraCalderón
- Javier ManriqueClorindo
- Abel FolkEzequiel / Durán
- Xabier ElorriagaPascual
Crew
- John MalkovichDirector
- Nicholas ShakespeareScreenplay
- Nicholas ShakespeareNovel
- José Luis AlcaineDirector of Photography
- Alberto IglesiasOriginal Music Composer
- Mario BattistelEditor
- Andrés Vicente GómezProducer
- John MalkovichProducer
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