Completed - SPANISH - Historical - 90 minutes
Venezuela, 1899. Liberal nationalist leader Cipriano Castro seized power. He refuses to yield to caudillos, bankers, corporations and creditors of the Foreign Debt, for which he faces a fleet from England, Germany and Italy blocking the coasts for collections. He is defeated by disease and betrayal.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Román CHALBAUD Writer(s) : Luis BRITO GARCÍA Cast : Roberto MOLL, Pedro PINEDA, Juliana CUERVOS, Laureano OLIVAREZ, Antonio CUEVAS, Christopher HANS, José Luis MONTERO, Félix LANDAETA Producer(s) : Nelson CARRANZA (FUNDACIÓN VILLA DEL CINE)
The liberal nationalist leader Cipriano Castro seized power in Venezuela in 1899; during his tenure he refuses to yield to the pressures of regional caudillos, bankers, transnational corporations and creditors of the Foreign Debt, for which he faces a fleet of 15 battleships from England, Germany and Italy blocking and shelling the coasts for collections of public debt. Defeat an army of 15,000 men led by regional caudillos and foreign creditors; defies the transnationals of six empires and is defeated only by disease and betrayal.
Country(ies) : VENEZUELA
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