Comrade Augusto

Comrade Augusto

1976 · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Augusto Cardenas, former guerrilla of bourgeois origin, goes free after four years in prison, he meets with his parents and his wife. He returns to his world and realizes that the fight for his political ideals is only in his memory.

Directed by Enver Cordido · Written by Enver Cordido

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