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Hacia la oscuridad (2007) -- Colombian kidnappers give a man 90 minutes to produce ransom money

Overview

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5.8/10   221 votes
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Director:
Antonio Negret
Writer:
Antonio Negret (writer)
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Release Date:
3 June 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Sometimes even ransom isn't enough.
Plot:
Deals with 90 minutes in a kidnapped hostage's life, and the frustration his family, a special ops team, and a man in charge of delivering the ransom money all feel as they rush to save him. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Ferrera Hopes To Shine A Light On Kidnapping Crisis
 (From WENN. 12 March 2008, 12:02 PM, PDT)

Opening This Week
 (From IFC. 10 March 2008, 1:57 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
My home...my friends...my country...all caught up in a crossfire of violence. more (9 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Roberto Urbina ... Jose Gutierrez

America Ferrera ... Luiza
David Sutcliffe ... Charlie Bain
Tony Plana ... Carlos Gutierrez

William Atherton ... John
Alejandra Borrero ... Marta Gutierrez
Fernando Solórzano ... Umberto Pompeo

Roberto Cano ... Pedro
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Juan Carlos Arango ... Bucko
Alonso Arias ... Sandro

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
Andres Toro ... Jaime
Carlos Valencia ... Manuel

Selah Victor ... Larissa
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Towards Darkness (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some strong violence, language, and a scene of sexuality.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Spanish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Panama City, Panama

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Remake of Darkness Minus Twelve (2004) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
My home...my friends...my country...all caught up in a crossfire of violence., 24 March 2009
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Author: lastliberal from Florida

Being a fan of "Man on Fire," I decided to check out this film produced by and starring America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty") to expose the problem of kidnapping in Columbia. She says, "The rate in Colombia is awful. More than one person a day is kidnapped there." It is not just a problem in Columbia, but in many places in the World.

Roberto Urbina (Che: Part One) as Jose is the victim, and spends his time thinking about his ex-girlfriend Luiza (America Ferrera). Of course, the film flashes back and forth from real time to the time of the kidnapping.

Jose is not too smart. He sees some thugs in a bar that earlier pulled a gun on him on the football field, and he stands there downing shot after shot. Did Luiza set him up? He sure wasn't sober enough to see it coming.

It did have a great car chase when Charlie (David Sutcliffe), the ex-FBI agent helping to deliver the ransom steals a car after getting stuck in traffic.

An interesting film on the subject, but didn't set me on fire.

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