El Amparo
MovieTitle | El Amparo |
User score | 6.1 |
Release date | Sep 21, 2016 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Rober Calzadilla |
Production country | Colombia, Venezuela |
Production companies | Tumbarrancho Films, Películas Prescindibles, Caja Negra Producciones, Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC) (I) |
Run time | 99 min. |
On the border of Venezuela with Colombia, during the late 80's, two men survive an armed assault near the Arauca River, in which fourteen of their companions end up dead. The Army accuses them of being guerrilla fighters and tries via intimidation to seize them from the cell where they are being watched over by the local police officer and by the entire village. They say they are simple fishermen, but pressure to yield to the official version is overwhelming.