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Synopsis
Actor John Malkovich made his directorial debut with this tense political thriller, set in an unnamed Latin American nation and based on a novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) is a former lawyer who became a police detective as a more direct way of dealing with crime and justice. Rejas has been assigned to investigate a group of terrorists who are determined to up-end the current government through any means necessary, from revolting pranks (such as leaving dead animals, painted with revolutionary rhetoric, around the capitol building) to bombings and assassinations. Rejas knows little about the terrorists, and no one on the force is certain of the identity or whereabouts of the group's leader, who calls himself President Ezequiel. As Rejas learns more about Ezequiel and his group, they begin stepping up their actions, making his investigation all the more urgent. Meanwhile, Rejas is a man whose daughter is taking dance lessons from Yolanda (Laura Morante); as Rejas and Yolanda get to know one another, a romance begins to grow between them, but in time, Rejas begins to suspect that the woman he loves is working with the terrorists he's been trying to ferret out. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Javier Bardem Augustin Rejas
Javier Bardem Rejas
Juan Diego Botto Sucre
Oliver Cotton General Merino
Laura Morante Yolanda
Abel Folk Ezequiel
Abel Folk Ezequiel/Duran
Alexandra Lencastre Sylvina
Elvira Mínguez Llosa
Marie-Anne Verganza Laura

Production Crew

Yousaf Bokhari Associate Producer
Nicholas Shakespeare Book Author
Camilla-Valentine Isola Casting
Katrina Bayonas Casting
Jose Luis Alcaine Cinematographer
Alberto Iglesias Composer (Music Score)
Bina Daigeler Costume Designer
John Malkovich Director
Mario Battistel Editor
Lianne Halfon Executive Producer
Russ Smith Executive Producer
David Martinez First Assistant Director
Andrés Vicente Gómez Producer
John Malkovich Producer
Pierre-Francois Limbosch Production Designer
Nicholas Shakespeare Screenwriter
Antonio Bloch Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2003
Runtime: 133
Country: Spain
MPAA Rating: R
for strong violence, and for language
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Antena 3 Television
Lolafilms
Mr. Mudd
Via Digital

Release
May 02, 2003 (USA - Limited)
by Fox Searchlight
Lolafilms