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Escape from El Diablo (1983)

Escape from El Diablo poster
Directed by
Gordon Hessler
Genre
drama, action, adventure
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Spain
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends cross into Mexico on bicycles and stop at a bar near a notorious prison. A brawl breaks out and one friend is arrested. The other tries to negotiate his release but realizes he must take direct action to free him.

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What happens

Escape from El Diablo è un film del 1983 diretto da Gordon Hessler. Pauli e il suo amico Daniel varcano in bicicletta il confine con il Messico per raggiungere un bar chiamato "Rosa's Cantina", che si trova vicino alla famigerata prigione di El Diablo. Nel corso della serata, nel locale scoppia una rissa e Pauli viene arrestato. Daniel, che è riuscito a evitare l'arresto, cerca ripetutamente di negoziare per il rilascio dell'amico, ma alla fine capisce che l'unico modo per liberarlo è intraprendere un'azione più diretta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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