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The son of a Colombian banker, photographer Jose (Roberto Urbina) lives abroad in New York. While visiting his family back home for the Christmas holidays, he is reunited with a streetwise old flame (America Ferrera) and reacquainted with the casual violence that mars his country. Within days of his return, Jose is beaten and kidnapped, his captors demanding an exorbitant ransom from his parents. Aware that the local police would do more harm than good, Jose's frantic parents enlist the aid of a covert American special operations team to recover their son alive. Jose's father (Tony Plana) is soon forced to make an unsavory deal with a Colombian warlord in order to secure the million-dollar payment. Meanwhile, Jose remains bound, gagged and blindfolded in an abandoned warehouse in the rainforest, contemplating what he assumes is his imminent murder. The lives and backstories of various characters converge in a slick non-linear narrative that humanizes each one: from the rescuer (David Sutcliffe) looking for redemption for a past killing, to the kidnappers driven to crime out of pure desperation. Twenty-four-year-old director Antonio Negret's debut is a nail-biting, clock-ticking thriller that eschews stereotypes and blatant moralism, presenting a portrait of Colombia as a vibrant nation of resilience and exuberance, but plagued by extortion and turmoil.
Original Release
03/28/2007
US Release
04/28/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Roberto Urbina | Jose Gutierrez |
David Sutcliffe | Charlie Bain |
Tony Plana | Carlos Gutierrez |
William Atherton | John |
Kimmo Virtanen | Marta Gutierrez |
Fernando Solórzano | Umberto Pompeo |
Roberto Cano | Pedro |
Juan Carlos Arango | Bucko |
Alonso Arias | Sandro |
Chantelle Bogue | Dying Girl |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roberto Urbina | Jose Gutierrez |
David Sutcliffe | Charlie Bain |
Tony Plana | Carlos Gutierrez |
William Atherton | John |
Kimmo Virtanen | Marta Gutierrez |
Fernando Solórzano | Umberto Pompeo |
Roberto Cano | Pedro |
Juan Carlos Arango | Bucko |
Alonso Arias | Sandro |
Chantelle Bogue | Dying Girl |
Carlos Humberto Camacho | Roberto 'El Lobo' Sanchez |
Cameron Daddo | Victor |
Claudia Degustini | Sheila Mendoza |
Omar Diaz | Customs Official |
Jose Vicente Guiterrez | Felipe Mendoza |
Jorge Monterrosa | Cuate |
Rafael Negret | Ramiro |
Kate Siegel | Jenn |
David Simmons | Juan Martinez |
Jason Sweers | El Diablo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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America Ferrera | Executive Producer |
Brett Etre | Executive Producer |
Justin Goodman | Executive Producer |
Randy Holleschau | Executive Producer |
Daniel Negret | Executive Producer |
Alex P. Yanev | Executive Producer |
Antonio Negret | Producer |
Craig Anderson | Producer |
Anel E. Moreno | Producer |
Luiza Ricupero | Producer |
Jenny Sandell | Producer |