The Shadow's Edge
Action · Crime
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Film / 2000
La toma de la embajada
Directed by
Ciro Durán
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.
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.
Cast
Demián Bichir"Comandante Uno"
Fabiana Medina"Chiqui"
Roberto ColmenaresAmbassador of Venezuela
Humberto DoradoAmbassador of the U.S.A.
Bruno BichirAmbassador of Mexico
Carlos Mariño"Tupa"
Cláudio FernandesAmbassador of Uruguay
Andrés MidónAmbassador of Israel
Manuel BusquetsPapal Nuncio
Vicky HernándezAmbassador of Costa Rica
Carlos BertoalAmbassador of Dominican Republic
Álvaro GarcíaAmbassador of Brazil
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Christopher HaldoAmbassador of Haiti
Jairo OroscoAmbassador of Guatemala
Joseph FuzessyAmbassador of Switzerland
Joe BroderickAmbassador of USSR
David OlsonAmbassador of Austria
Raúl SantaAmbassador of Egypt
Susana TorresVicky
Erika AcostaRenata
Óscar BordaGenaro
Orlando ArenasAlfredo
Victor Hugo MorantRamíro Zambrano
Jaime BarbiniCamilo Jiménez
Andrea GuzmánMaría
Andrea QuejuánEstela
Luis Fernando MontoyaCardiologist
Felipe SolanoAlfredo Vasquez Carrizosa
Santiago BejaranoDr. Martínez
Manuel José ChavesCamilo
Edgardo RománColonel
Ariel WaldmanBoy
Vanessa NavarroReporter
Patricia MaldonadoNurse
Yaneth WaldmanBoy's mom (uncredited)
Pilar Uribe
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