Breaking the Silence

original title:
Breaking the Silence
other titles:
(Lima - 127 Tage Angst)
country / year of production:
USA / 1998
original length:
90 min. , color
premiere:
D: 26 September 2000
genre:
action
based on:
director:
Menahem Golan
film script:
Vadim Sokolovsky
producer:
cinematographer:
Yuri Marukhin
editor:
Omer Tal
composer:
Robert O. Ragland
cast (role):
Joe Lara (Victor) , Billy Drago (General Frantacino) , Christopher Atkins (Jeff) , Bentley Mitchum (Bruce) , Charles Napier (Padre) , Joe Lara , Billy Drago , Christopher Atkins , Bentley Mitchum , Charles Napier
more:
plot synopsis:
Young journalist Bruce works on a story about the Peruvian rebels. In the US he makes contact with revolutionary Hector. Bruce wants to take part in one of Hector's operations. Behind his back the US ambassador in Peru uses him to destroy the rebels. It is only when a collegue of him is arrested due to his mistake and the rebels raid a reception at the Japanese ambassy that Bruce comes to realize that he sits on the fence and in immediate danger.
keywords:
hostage , espionage , terrorism , captivity , based on a true story
war:
Internal conflict in Peru (1980-2000, 2002-heute)
literature:
remarks:
Historic background:
December 17, 1996: An MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru)commando occupies the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima and takes all the guests at a reception in honor of Japan's Emperor hostage. Most of the hostages were released but the commando continued to hold 72 people in prison, including the brother of President Alberto Fujimori, several generals and heads of police divisions, Peru's Foreign Minister, Supreme Court judges, Members of Congress from the ruling party, and the ambassadors of Japan and Bolivia.

April 22, 1997: A raid is launched on the embassy compound by Peruvian special forces. All 14 members of the MRTA's "Commando Edgar Sanchez", including the group's leader Nestor Cerpa, are killed.
availability:
DVD