La boca del lobo (1988)

Director:

Francisco J. Lombardi

Writers:

Augusto Cabada (writer)
Gonzalo Herrero (writer)

Release Date:

25 January 1989 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Action | War

Plot:

The Peruvian anti-terrorist army takes control of a far away and unknown small village isolated in the Andes by the terrorist militia "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path), during the dirty war in Peru at 80's decade.

Plot Keywords:

Military | Racism | Rape | Violence | Massacre

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gustavo Bueno	...	Lt. Roca
Toño Vega	...	Vitin Luna
José Tejada	...	Gallardo
Gilberto Torres	...	Sgt. Moncada
Bertha Pagaza	...	Julia
Antero Sanchez	...	Lt. Basulto
Aristóteles Picho	...	El Chino
Fernando Vasquez	...	Bacigalupo
Luis Saavedra	...	Escalante
Lucio Yabar	...	Quispe
Walter Florian	...	Polanco
Dionisio Tovar	...	Rogello
Luis Otoya	...	Mayor
Garman Guevara	...	Peasant
Luiz Trielli	...	Losano

Also Known As:

In the Mouth of the Wolf
The Lion's Den

Runtime:

128 min | West Germany:123 min (Berlin Film Festival)

Country:

Peru | Spain

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | France:U | Peru:18 | Sweden:15

Company:

Inca Film

Shockingly simple, Brutally dark

While Latin cinema has been lagging over the past few years, this film exemplifies the political turmoil that tends to fall into play when one regards the Third Cinema. Dark and scary, this film really took me by surprise not merely for its power, but for the fact it was one of the first foreign films that broke the stereotypes I had placed on the genre. All of the characters are realistic, and while the last scene rings loudly of The Deer Hunter, it is a fitting way to end the film.