Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999)
An intense drama based on the true story of Peruvian rebels who in 1997 kidnapped several hundred high-ranking diplomats and government officials in an attempt to force the release of 400 political prisoners.
- Date of release
- 1999-03-30
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Menahem Golan
Casting
- Joe Lara — Victor
- Billy Drago — General Monticito Frantacino
- Christopher Atkins — Jeff
- Bentley Mitchum — Bruce Nelson
- Julie St. Claire — Elena
- Richard Lynch — James Gallagher, Ambassador (Ireland)
- Charles Napier — Padre
- Dana Lee — Ambassador Aoki (Japan)
- Robert Ito — President Fujimoro
- Natalie Roth — Delicia
- Maureen LaVette — Betsy Brown / Phoebe Pratt
- Darren Foy — Hector Carpa
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Pischalauski Castle, Čapski Palace, Pryluki, Minsk National Airport, and Minsk
Lima: Breaking the Silence is a 1999 American action film directed and written by Menahem Golan, starring Joe Lara and Billy Drago. The story is based on the 1996-1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis at the Embassy of Japan in Lima, Peru.
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