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Chronicle of an Escape

R 2006 1h 43m Mystery & Thriller List
67% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Labeled a subversive by Argentina's oppressive military regime, soccer player Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Serna) is kidnapped, blindfolded and taken to a secret prison. Left naked and handcuffed, often tortured without mercy, Tamburrini endures days of pain and humiliation. Eventually he and three fellow prisoners, including Guillermo Fernandez (Nazareno Casero), devise a plan to escape the prison, knowing that failure will likely cost them their lives.

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David Fear Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times It is a small relief to discover that Chronicle of an Escape is relatively restrained in its depiction of torture. Despite its restraint, the movie is deeply unsettling. Rated: 4/5 Nov 30, 2007 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post This film is both a warning about abuse of government power and a reassurance that justice will sometimes triumph. Rated: 3/4 Nov 30, 2007 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International Feels more like an exploitation B movie for those who get off on rough prison wardens and mistreated, hapless victims. Dec 4, 2007 Full Review Kevin Courrier Boxoffice Magazine Chronicle of an Escape pretty much lives up to its title and little else. Nov 30, 2007 Full Review Matt Pais Metromix.com If you need to break out of captivity, clearly running naked is the way to go. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 28, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member its a neat and thrilling description of the torture that young boys bore and braved. i couldn't take much time to blink even during the movie! there should be more and more viewers of Buenos Aires 1977! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Very engrossing film based on a true story. The scenes during the captivity were so well done...right up to the escape attempt scene where I found myself gripping my chair (very tension filled). Watching a movie like this only makes me love living in America more. Many people take for granted how lucky they are to live here. Not me. I know how lucky I am... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review walter m [font=Century Gothic]"Chronicle of an Escape" starts in 1977 Argentina following a military coup. Roving bands of secret police are snatching suspected terrorists off the street on the flimsiest evidence while also liberating suspicious looking electronics like stereos and televisions. One of these is Claudio Tamburrini(Rodrigo De la Serna), a soccer player, who is named by Tano(Martin Urruty) in an effort to gain time for his comrades.(Claudio gives up his seat to a pregnant woman on a bus which is an indication of what kind of person he is.) He is found after the location of his new apartment is forced out of his mother. Once at headquarters, Claudio is tortured but knows nothing which he is told will only stall his case. But hopefully he will be released by Christmas...and somewhere Kafka is smiling ruefully.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Based on an incredible true story, "Chronicle of an Escape" is a smartly taut political thriller with overtones for the current day. Notice how casually the word terrorist is bandied about and how torture is used. If somebody is tortured and brutalized, they will say anything to stay alive and give time for their comrades to escape.(Nobody wants to die. Everybody wants to live.) It does not get the police anywhere in their so-called investigations while picking up innocent people in the dragnet, proof that being non-political will not keep a person safe. Lucas, the squad's leader, recognizes this and occasionally treats his prisoners courteously. What torture does manage to do is to keep the general population afraid. It is all about power.[/font] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member :fresh: The effect of torture on its victims, their families, and yes, its perpetrators. This movie could have been about torture victims in Argentina or Abu Ghraib. We should be paying closer attention! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A powerful film, based on the true story of Claudio Tamburini, one of tens of thousands of Argentine citizens abducted by the military during the dictatorship of the 70s. Under unimaginable conditions, Claudio and three fellow prisoners sum up the courage to plan a risky escape from the house where they were being detained and brutally tortured. The film is skillfully directed with great cinematography and acting. The viewer can't help but be immersed into the terrifying world political prisoners are subjected to under cruel dictatorships. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Con dos de mis actores favoritos: Rodrigo de la Serna (*ahhh*) y Lautaro Delgado. Parte de una realidad argentina. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Labeled a subversive by Argentina's oppressive military regime, soccer player Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Serna) is kidnapped, blindfolded and taken to a secret prison. Left naked and handcuffed, often tortured without mercy, Tamburrini endures days of pain and humiliation. Eventually he and three fellow prisoners, including Guillermo Fernandez (Nazareno Casero), devise a plan to escape the prison, knowing that failure will likely cost them their lives.
Director
Adrián Caetano
Producer
Óscar Kramer, Hugo Sigman
Screenwriter
Adrián Caetano, Esteban Student, Julian Loyola
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Instituto Nacional de Cinema
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Brutality and Torture)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2007
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3K
Runtime
1h 43m