Coup at Daybreak

Overview

The film follows the events of the night of February 4, 1992 in Caracas, Venezuela. That night a group of military rebels staged a coup d'etat. Venezuelans found themselves as virtual prisoners. As the coup starts and fighting takes place from a military base which is in the center of the city's most affluent areas, with both luxury high rises and palatial mansions. The area of La Carlota provides a wealth of very interesting, often flamboyant and typical characters of the Latin America upper middle and upper classes. They are among the most affected. Various vignettes in these different characters' homes are developed. These people's reactions, lifestyles, vices, and humanity come out in a very honest fashion under duress.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 16, 1998

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Venezuela, Spain, Canada, Cuba

Production

Audiovisuales Nebli,Caralcine,Televisión de Actualidad

Cast

Gonzalo Cubero,Lucila Balzaretti,Mirtha Borges,Manuel Aranguiz,Víctor Cuica,Asdrúbal Meléndez,Frank Spano,Gabriel Retes,Ruddy Rodriguez,José Gabriel Retesand 4 more

Director

Carlos Azpúrua

Writer

José Ignacio Cabrujas

Producer

Henrique Vera-Villanueva,Donald Myerston,Alfredo D’Ambrosio

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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