El Comité (2006)
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.
- Date of release
- 2006-03-26
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Mateo Herrera
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