Plot Summary

During a police round-up, Mercedes witnesses the unjust murder of her son, a working-class man, by a police captain. Refusing to accept the official version of the story - that her son was a criminal - she launches a campaign for justice. Santiago, a young journalist moved by Mercedes's passion and determination, begins to investigate the story of the police cover-up at the risk of his own life. As the investigation develops, the film exposes the depth of Venezuela's corruption.

Movie Details

Original Title
Disparen a Matar
Status
released
Original Language
es

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Production Companies

Alcaldía de Caracas
Caralcine
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura (CONAC)
Foncine
ICAIC logoICAIC
Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario