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Secuestro express (2005)

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Young couple Carla (Maestro) and Martin (Leroux) are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla's father (Blades) to hand over the ransom.

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Carla
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Carla's Father
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Trece
Pedro Perez ...
Budu
Carlos Madera ...
Niga Sibilino
Jean Paul Leroux ...
Martin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dalila Colombo
Elba Escobar ...
Drugstore Cashier
Dimas González ...
Guardia
Miguel Ángel Landa ...
Police's Councilor.
Balmore Moreno ...
Oficial Briceno
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Marcelo
Rider ...
Cangrejo
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In a night pregnant with a strange mix of tension and dizzy abandon, lovers Carla and Martin prowl clubs before drunkenly wandering back to his car. While he comes across as crass nouveau riche, she appears more liberal. Their conspicuous affluence, however, makes them ideal targets for kidnappers, and the trio of Trece, Budu and Niga gets a bead on them and promptly sweeps them up at gunpoint. The kidnappers then demand $20,000 to be delivered in two hours. Carla phones her rich father Sergio to procure the money, but chaos soon ensues. A botched ATM robbery is followed by a stopover at the palatial estate of a gay drug dealer. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Rated R for strong violence, drug use, sexuality and language | See all certifications »
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Apagogi express  »

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£18,784 (UK) (9 June 2006)

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£18,784 (UK) (9 June 2006)
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Other than Mia Maestro and Ruben Blades, the entire cast of the movie is of non professional actors. They did six months of rehearsals to get to the level we see on screen. See more »

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Budu: Put some butter on that!
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References Pulp Fiction (1994) See more »

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I want to invite you all to rent and see "Secuestro Express"
3 January 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

"Secuestro Express" is an independent film about a common frequent reality in Latin America: Kidnappings. I was first very reluctant about watching this film, but it just came on DVD rental, so I got a copy, watched it and now I know that certainly this film is a very genuine depiction of a situation that is not known to most people in North America. Quite raw, and also entertaining, this film will keep the viewer in suspense and expectation for many surprises.

Remember that this is a foreign film, not your regular "censored a... flick". That is the reason it was not shown in most theaters in the U.S. but it is now at your local DVD rental shop.

Well, please let me know what ya'll think!

http://www.miramax.com/secuestroexpress

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371939

All Block Busters has it.


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