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Writer:
Sebastián Cordero (writer)
Release Date:
6 October 2005 (Netherlands) more
Tagline:
If It's On TV, It Must Be The Truth.
Plot:
A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo." full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 7 nominations more
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Children murdered in Ecuador more (29 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Damián Alcázar | ... | Vinicio Cepeda |
| Walter Layana | ... | Vendedor 'Extras' |
| Henry Layana | ... | Don Lucho |
| Tamara Navas | ... | Doña Etelvina |
| Washington Garzón | ... | Joseph Juan |
| Rosa Alina Ortiz | ... | Amiga Don Lucho |
 | José María Yazpik | ... | Iván Suárez |
| Raymundo Zambrano | ... | Cura |
 | John Leguizamo | ... | Manolo Bonilla |
 | Leonor Watling | ... | Marisa Iturralde |
| Alfredo Martínez | ... | Amigo Don Lucho |
| Camilo Luzuriaga | ... | Capitán Bolivar Rojas |
| Peki Andino | ... | Sargento Saltos (as Peky Andino) |
| Pablo Maldonado | ... | Hombre Enfurecido 1 |
| Luiggi Pulla | ... | Robert |
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Chronicles (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, a scene of sexuality, and language.
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Runtime:
108 min | Japan:98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Netherlands:12 | Japan:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:12 | USA:R
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This was Colombian actor John Leguizamo's first film in Spanish. As all of his projects have been in English, he felt awkward talking in Spanish while acting. He felt he didn't know the language. more
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Crónicas (2004) written and directed by Sebastián Cordero, is a grim movie about a grim subject. John Leguizamo plays Manolo Bonilla, a Miami-based TV reporter who is covering the story of a "monster" who is torturing and murdering young children in Ecuador.
Manolo is a good detective as well as a reporter of sensational news, and he thinks he may have discovered the identity of the murderer. The question is, Should a reporter just report, or should he be a participant in the story he is covering?
Leonor Watling is excellent as Marisa Iturralde, Manolo's producer and possibly his lover. Camilo Luzuriaga is excellent in the supporting role of Capitan Bolivar Rojas--"the only honest cop in Ecuador."
This is not a movie for the squeamish--it contains violence, scenes of humiliation, and graphic--but unromantic--sex.
On the other hand, how often do you find a movie from Ecuador playing in Rochester, New York? Even at our excellent Little Theatre, films from South America are rare, and often--as in this case--worth seeking out.
Finally, if the views we get of prison conditions in Ecuador are accurate, I wouldn't even risk a parking ticket there, let alone anything more serious. Trust me--you just don't want to be in that particular Ecuadoran jail.