The Traitors

The Traitors

A film about union elections, power, bureaucracy and corruption

1973 · 113 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama

Based on a true story, the film narrates the life of a fictitious Peronist union leader who, after years of militancy, gains power in the union during the 1960s and gradually becomes a corrupt bureaucrat.

Directed by Raymundo Gleyzer · Written by Raymundo Gleyzer

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