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Director:
Bruno Barreto
Writers (WGA):
Anne Nelson (book)
Evan Jones (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 May 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
When a person murders, it's a crime. When a government murders, it's a cover-up.
Plot:
An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
All-star cast, cheesy script more (3 total)

Cast

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Amy Irving ... Kate Melendez

Andy Garcia ... Luis Angel Mora

Lou Diamond Phillips ... Jesus Fuentes

Robert Duvall ... Howard

Kevin Spacey ... Frank Curtin

Erik Estrada ... Machado

Juan Fernández ... Captain Correa
Lupe Ontiveros ... Pepita

León Singer ... Julio Dominguez
Priscilla Pointer ... Alice Ryan
Hattie Winston ... Foster
Joseph Campanella ... Walker Ryan
Jorge Luis Ramos ... Asencio
Fernando Quinones ... Fernando Quinones
Claribel Medina ... Carla De Ruiz
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:18 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Puerto Rico
Company:
Forna Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Pricilla Pointer, Amy Irving's real-life mother, plays her mother, "Alice Ryan" in this movie. more
Soundtrack:
It's All Disguise more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
All-star cast, cheesy script, 1 February 2002
Author: Luis Villalta (lvillalt99) from Boston, MA USA

This movie was an attempt to portray actual events, but it fictionalized the story and the locales so much that it detracts from the movie. In addition is what I perceive as the pro-nationalist slant of the script.

All in all, the movie presents great examples of early work by Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kevin Spacey and also has Robert Duvall.

If you can stand the inaccuracies, watch it for the cast of then future stars, and for Robert Duvall in a solid supporting role.

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