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The Chosen (2016)

The Chosen poster
Original title
El elegido
Directed by
Antonio Chavarrías
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico, Spain
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man is sent to kill the exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico in 1940. The film follows his planning and the events leading up to the assassination.

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What happens

The Chosen (Spanish: El elegido) is a 2016 Spanish-Mexican thriller drama film written and directed by Antonio Chavarrías. The film stars Hannah Murray, Alfonso Herrera, Julian Sands and Henry Goodman. The movie was filmed in Coyoacán, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain, and its release was scheduled for the first part of 2016. The film is based on the murder of Leon Trotsky in 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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