Chile 1973 is ruled by the dictator Pinochet. The wealthy don't see the violence, terror, executions etc. including Irene. She's engaged to an officer in the fascist military. She meets Francisco who opens her eyes to truth and love.
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| Antonio Banderas | ... | Francisco | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Irene | |
| Stefania Sandrelli | ... | Beatriz | |
| Diego Wallraff | ... | Jose | |
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Camilo Gallardo | ... | Gustavo |
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Jorge Rivera López | ... | Professor Leal (as Jorge Rivera Lopez) |
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Angela Ragno | ... | Hilda Leal |
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Alejandro Toccalino | ... | Guard at Roadblock |
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Alfredo Martín | ... | Surgeon (as Alfredo Martin) |
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Ana Leza | ... | Evangelina (as Anita Lesa) |
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Carmen Renard | ... | The Rich Widow |
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Cesar Parlani | ... | Reverend |
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Claudio Ciacci | ... | Comandant Ramirez |
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Daniel Alvarado | ... | Freedom Fighter |
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Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state. Written by Anonymous
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The subject matter of this movie couldn't be anymore serious. This movie failed because the studio advertised this as a passionate movie between Antonio and Jennifer. The poster and box cover for the movie shows them engaged, half naked in the middle of an act of love. In the first 10 minutes of the movie, we see some kind of a foreplay situation between Jennifer and her cousin / lover. Then, the climax of the movie has nothing to do with the investigation they had been on. The movie peeks when both Antonio and Jennifer make love. While the one scene has been said to be the only good part of the movie, I must agree that the studios allowed the audience to believe that this movie was going to be packed with sex, sex, nudity, and more sex. You can't sell a box of cereal with a naked woman on the cover and then have the cereal filled with little marsh mellow religious figures of Christ and Saint Peter and Paul. Much like the cereal, the movie has its moments but fails to hold an audience because everybody is waiting for the sex scene. The movie tries to get serious but we are overwhelmed by the eye candy that is Jennifer and Antonio that we can't wait for the passion to take over.