Chronicle of an Escape

Chronicle of an Escape

An Inside View of Political Detainees

R 2006 · 103 min · ★ 6.6 · Thriller

The true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of Argentina's military death squads in 1977. Claudio Tamburrini is a goalie for a minor-league football team when he is abducted by members of the Argentine military police and taken to an unofficial detention center on the false suspicion that he is a terrorist. As he is tortured by intelligence agents looking for information he doesn't have, Tamburrini fully expects to be killed. After many sessions of brutal torture, Tamburrini and his fellow captives Guillermo and Tano are being readied for execution when, in a final desperate act, Tamburrini dives out a window during a rainstorm.

Directed by Adrián Caetano · Written by Adrián Caetano

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Rodrigo de la Serna Claudio Tamburrini
Pablo Echarri Huguito
Nazareno Casero Guillermo Fernández
Lautaro Delgado Tymruk Gallego
Matías Marmorato El Vasco
Diego Alonso Lucas
Guillermo Fernández Juez
César Albarracín Guardia Tucumano 2
Alfredo Castellani Entrenador
Daniel Cúparo Guardia Metódica 3
Daniel Di Biase Padre del Gallego
Julián Krakov Mario

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