Secuestro Express

    Genre
    Action, Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    86 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2004
  • |
    • Countries
    Venezuela
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Jonathan Jakubowicz
WRITTEN BY:
Jonathan Jakubowicz
CAST INCLUDES:
Mía Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux, Rubén Blades

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

In this wild and daring crime drama from writer and director Jonathan Jakubowicz (HANDS OF STONE, RESISTANCE), a young couple, Carla and Martin, played by Mia Maestro (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, THE STRAIN) and Jean Paul Leroux (LYNCH, 13 SEGUNDOS), gets kidnapped, and are forced to sit and wait unti Carla's father can bring them the ransom money. The New York Times raves, "The unpredictable Secuestro Express is more than just a dizzying thrill ride laced with small doses of pitch-black comic relief."

SYNOPSIS

Young couple Carla (Maestro) and Martin (Leroux) are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla’s father (Blades) to hand over the ransom.

Secuestro Express

    Genre
    Action, Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    86 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2004
  • |
    • Countries
    Venezuela
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Jonathan Jakubowicz
WRITTEN BY
Jonathan Jakubowicz
CAST INCLUDES
Mía Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux, Rubén Blades
In this wild and daring crime drama from writer and director Jonathan Jakubowicz (HANDS OF STONE, RESISTANCE), a young couple, Carla and Martin, played by Mia Maestro (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, THE STRAIN) and Jean Paul Leroux (LYNCH, 13 SEGUNDOS), gets kidnapped, and are forced to sit and wait unti Carla's father can bring them the ransom money. The New York Times raves, "The unpredictable Secuestro Express is more than just a dizzying thrill ride laced with small doses of pitch-black comic relief."

Young couple Carla (Maestro) and Martin (Leroux) are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla’s father (Blades) to hand over the ransom.

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