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Secuestro Express (DVD) |
Secuestro Express (DVD) | Actors: Mia Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux, George Madera, Pedro Perez, Carlos Madera
Director: Alain Jakubowicz
Rating: R
Format: DVD
Language: n/a
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After a decadent night of clubbing in the Venezuelan city of Caracas, Carla (Mia Maestro) and her fianci, Martin (Jean Paul Leroux), are kidnapped by a trio of violent toughs, one of the legion of Latin American gangs who kidnap wealthy people in order to demand a high ransom. As they wait for Carla`s doctor father (Ruben Blades) to produce the money, the thugs drive their victims across a nightmarish, nocturnal landscape of filthy landscapes and untrustworthy characters, beating them and threatening them with more extreme violence--especially when it appears that they just might get a reprieve. A brutal, digital-video adrenaline rush, SECUESTRO EXPRESS is like PULP FICTION and TRAINSPOTTING colliding with Mario Bava`s punishing 1974 film, RABID DOGS. First-time director Jonathan Jakubowicz, just 26 years old, has created a thriller ripe with showy technique, which does nothing to diminish the raw power of the proceedings. Along the way, Jakubowicz`s message--that a few folks in Caracas have money while most of the city`s citizens starve--is driven home by the effective performances of hip-hop stars Carlos Julio Molina, Pedro Berez, and Carlos Madera as the kidnappers. Unfortunately for the city`s economy, after seeing this film, few wealthy foreigners are likely to be inspired to buy a ticket to Caracas.
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