Documentary · Ecuador · 2006 · 1h 33m

El Comité

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Director
Mateo Herrera
Cast
Crew
François Laso — Director of Photography Mateo Herrera — Editor Mateo Herrera — Writer Jorge Núñez — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
hostage-takingprison riot
Key Collaborators
Mateo Herrera Director François Laso Director of Photography Mateo Herrera Editor Mateo Herrera Writer Jorge Núñez Producer
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