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Lima: Breaking the Silence

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 30m
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3.4/10
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Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999)
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An intense drama based on the true story of Peruvian rebels who in 1997 kidnapped several hundred high-ranking diplomats and government officials in an attempt to force the release of 400 po... Read allAn intense drama based on the true story of Peruvian rebels who in 1997 kidnapped several hundred high-ranking diplomats and government officials in an attempt to force the release of 400 political prisoners.An intense drama based on the true story of Peruvian rebels who in 1997 kidnapped several hundred high-ranking diplomats and government officials in an attempt to force the release of 400 political prisoners.

  • Director
    • Menahem Golan
  • Writers
    • Menahem Golan
    • Vadim Sokolovsky
  • Stars
    • Joe Lara
    • Billy Drago
    • Christopher Atkins
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    193
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    • Director
      • Menahem Golan
    • Writers
      • Menahem Golan
      • Vadim Sokolovsky
    • Stars
      • Joe Lara
      • Billy Drago
      • Christopher Atkins
    • 7User reviews
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    Joe Lara
    Joe Lara
    • Victor
    Billy Drago
    Billy Drago
    • General Monticito Frantacino
    Christopher Atkins
    Christopher Atkins
    • Jeff
    Bentley Mitchum
    Bentley Mitchum
    • Bruce Nelson
    Julie St. Claire
    Julie St. Claire
    • Elena
    Richard Lynch
    Richard Lynch
    • James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Padre
    Dana Lee
    Dana Lee
    • Ambassador Aoki (Japan)
    Robert Ito
    Robert Ito
    • President Fujimoro
    Natalie Roth
    Natalie Roth
    • Delicia
    Maureen LaVette
    Maureen LaVette
    • Betsy Brown…
    Darren Foy
    Darren Foy
    • Hector Carpa
    Aleksandr Kashperov
    Aleksandr Kashperov
    • Russian Ambassador
    Angela Korabliova
    • Russian Ambassador's Wife
    Vladimir Vasilevich
    • Judge In The Court
    Hustina Patricia Al-Hakin
    • Officer In Women's Prison
    Igor Varnas-Garnike
    • Lawyer In The Court
    Julia Davis
    Julia Davis
    • Church Nun
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    • Director
      • Menahem Golan
    • Writers
      • Menahem Golan
      • Vadim Sokolovsky
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      Signs in Russian at what is supposed to be Lima Airport in Peru.

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    6/10
    Lara and Drago make great anti-hero/anti-villains!
    Okay, this movie is directed by Menaham Golan, produced by NuImage and shot in Sofia, Bulgaria and shares half the cast with the movie "Armstrong" and was made in the same year, so I'm guessing they may have been shot back to back.

    There aren't really any heroes in this movie, Joe Lara is a rebel leader who takes the Japanese embassy hostage but as far as I could make out he's not really a bad guy. Billy Drago is CIA, but is more of a bad guy and doesn't fair well at the end of the movie.

    It tries to make Bulgaria look like Peru unsuccessfully, as it's very obvious it's shot in a former Soviet country, and there are numerous bad fake Spanish accent and not a single ethnic Peruvian in it! But it's not as bad as the other reviews would suggest though. It's obviously factually very incorrect, but if it wasn't trying to be based on real events it's quite competent.

    Richard Lynch, Charles Napier, Joe Lara were all in Armstrong. Napier had very little screen time in Armstrong, so they probably flew him over to do one movie and persuaded him to shoot a few scenes for the other in short notice! So overall, I'd recommend this to anyone who liked Armstrong, and of course to anybody else who likes a decent low-budget action-movie.
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    • KnatLouie
    • Feb 5, 2007

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1999 (Greece)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ліма: Порушуючи мовчання
    • Filming locations
      • Minsk, Belarus
    • Production companies
      • Martien Holdings A.V.V.
      • Millennium Films
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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