Saving Private Perez (2011)

Original title

Salvando al Soldado Pérez

Directed by

Beto Gómez

Genre

comedy film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

B

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican crime boss is sent by his mother to rescue his brother, who is a Marine fighting in Iraq. He assembles a small team of unlikely men for the mission.

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What happens

Saving Private Perez is a 2011 Mexican Western comedy film directed by Beto Gómez. The plot follows a Mexican organized crime leader, who is asked by his mother to rescue his brother, a United States Marine Private fighting in Iraq. The mobster sets up a team of four hand-picked Mexican men for the mission: his best friend, a Native Indigenous tomato farmer; two older veterans and a convicted murderer who is rescued from prison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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