Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación (1984)

Directed by

Juan José Jusid

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

In 1930s Argentina, a politician is targeted by an assassin during a corrupt era. The film follows the events leading up to the attempt and its aftermath.

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What happens

Murder in the Senate (Spanish: Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación) is a 1984 Argentine historical crime drama film directed by Juan José Jusid and written by Carlos Somigliana. It stars José Soriano, Miguel Ángel Solá and Oscar Martínez. The film premiered on 13 September 1984 in Buenos Aires. Miguel Ángel Solá won Best Actor for his performance at the Havana Film Festival and Jusid won a Golden Colon to best director at the Huelva Latin American Film Festival. The political film is set in 1930s Argentina, during the so-called Infamous Decade. It tells the story of the real-life assassination attempt on politician Lisandro de la Torre by Ramón Valdez Cora. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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