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Secuestro Express (2005)

Secuestro Express poster
Directed by
Jonathan Jakubowicz
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Venezuela
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Caracas, wealthy young people are abducted by criminals demanding quick ransoms. The story follows a young couple trapped in a violent ordeal as their families scramble to raise money.

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What happens

Secuestro Express (English: Express Kidnapping) is a 2005 Venezuelan crime film directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz and starring Mía Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux and Rubén Blades. The film became the second highest grossing film of all time in Venezuela; Miramax Films released the film in the United States and some other countries theatrically, making it the first Venezuelan film to be distributed internationally by a major Hollywood studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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