Whisky Romeo Zulu (2004)

The film tells the story prior to the accident LAPA Boeing 737 on 31 August 1999 after hitting an embankment in central Buenos Aires, killing 67 people. Directed and performed by a former ... See full summary »

Director:

Enrique Piñeyro

Writers:

Enrique Piñeyro, Emiliano Torres

Stars:

Enrique Piñeyro, Mercedes Morán, Alejandro Awada

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Enrique Piñeyro	...	T
Mercedes Morán	...	Marcela
Alejandro Awada	...	Gonzalo
Adolfo Yanelli	...	Fiscal
Carlos Portaluppi	...	Gordo
Martín Slipak	...	Little T (as Martin Slipak)
Sergio Boris	...	Adrián
Martín Adjemián	...	De Angelis
Miguel Dedovich	...	Comodoro Trapattoni
Humberto Serrano	...	New Manager
Marcos Woinsky	...	Comandante
Mucio Manchini	...	Luigi (as Luis Mancini)
Silvina Bosco	...	Psychiatrist
Gabo Correa	...	Marcela's Husband
Gabriel Molinelli	...	President of the Table

Storyline

The film tells the story prior to the accident LAPA Boeing 737 on 31 August 1999 after hitting an embankment in central Buenos Aires, killing 67 people. Directed and performed by a former pilot of the same company, this film reveals a complex web of complicity between the Air Force and the company to circumvent security controls in order to obtain greater economic benefit in operations.

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Plot Keywords:

whistleblower | business | business executive | airline | accident | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

From 01:35:50 for about 20 seconds you can see the fateful airplane accelerate down the runway with the flaps completely retracted. This is exactly what happened to the real WRZ flight and caused the takeoff to fail. It is a deadly practice and must have been staged exclusively for that scene to be shot. No doubt the plane deployed the reverse thrusters and brakes to slow down before the end of the runway after the shot ended.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the film, the mishap aircraft is starting its takeoff roll, you can hear the engines spooling up, ie increasing power. The scene then cuts away to the investigator listening to the black box recordings, then back to the aircraft already rolling. In the second sequence with the aircraft, you can again hear the engines spooling up. They should have already been at takeoff power.

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Connections

Referenced in Seven Minutes (2009)

User Reviews

Airline Captain comment

I've seen WRZ by Enrique Pineyro (whom I know from the Airline Pilots Assn. and I can say, being a retired airline Captain that what he depicts is real.My own experience shows the same acts of persecution and the same means of doing so but on another airline.In my case I was writing against my comrades who contributed with taking the airline to bankrupt when privatized.Saving the long distances between Enrique's reports which ended in the accident, many of the circumstances I lived personally till I retired.

I think it is a very good and realistic film.

Alejandro

Details

Official Sites:

Aquafilms MK2 [France]

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 April 2005 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Виски Ромео Зулу

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$596,167

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aquafilms, Terra Vermelha Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1