Movie·2000·1h 44m
La toma de la embajada
Country
Colombia
Language
English
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The Story
Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.
Producer
Estrella Medina, Julio Sosa Pietri
Editor
Daniel García Barreiro
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
6 votes
Where to watch
Region: COFree
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Cast
Demián Bichir
"Comandante Uno"
Fabiana Medina
"Chiqui"
Roberto Colmenares
Ambassador of Venezuela
Humberto Dorado
Ambassador of the U.S.A.
Bruno Bichir
Ambassador of Mexico
Carlos Mariño
"Tupa"
Cláudio Fernandes
Ambassador of Uruguay
Andrés Midón
Ambassador of Israel
Manuel Busquets
Papal Nuncio
Vicky Hernández
Ambassador of Costa Rica
Carlos Bertoal
Ambassador of Dominican Republic
Álvaro García
Ambassador of Brazil
Christopher Haldo
Ambassador of Haiti
Jairo Orosco
Ambassador of Guatemala
Joseph Fuzessy
Ambassador of Switzerland
Joe Broderick
Ambassador of USSR
David Olson
Ambassador of Austria
Raúl Santa
Ambassador of Egypt
// crew
Crew
Ciro Durán
Director, Writer
Estrella Medina
Executive Producer
Julio Sosa Pietri
Executive Producer
Joyce Ventura
Producer
Daniel García Barreiro
Editor
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