El Comité

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Documentary

Overview

A documentary chronicle of the prisoners’ takeover of the Garcia Moreno Penitentiary in Quito, Ecuador. The prisoners find they suddenly have a voice after they take 360 people hostage, and a pattern of abuse and corruption by the guards toward the prisoners becomes clear after lengthy negotiations.

Keywords

hostage-taking
prison riot

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 26, 2006
Original language: Spanish
Spoken languages: Spanish
Countries: Ecuador
Director: Mateo Herrera
Writer: Mateo Herrera
Producer: Jorge Núñez
Cinematography: François Laso
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0796935