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Oct 31, 2023 · Inspired by the Latin American practice of secuestro express – or quickie kidnap – the Venezuelan Jonathan Jakubowicz’s debut feature tracks a miserable night in the life of a rich Caracas couple (Mia Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux) after a wild night out of partying ends with abduction at the hands of a trio of gun-happy barrio gangsters.
- Jonathan Jakubowicz
Aug 5, 2005 · Secuestro Express -- the business of quick kidnapping perpetrated by two or three organized thugs who chose their victims among the upper-class in Latin America. This film tells the frightening story of one young couple's ordeal as they careen through the underbelly of Caracas, Venezuela in the hands of three thugs who've made them their latest ...
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- Jonathan Jakubowicz
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May 26, 2006 · 90 minutes. Certificate: TBC. Original Title: Secuestro Express. Ostensibly a thriller, this Venezuelan kidnap film borders on horror, dwelling on a young couple’s ordeal in terrifying detail.
So common is the Venezuelan practice of (barely) organised street gangs kidnapping their wealthier compatriots for quickly extorted ransoms, it's been named the "secuestro express."
Secuestro Express (English: Express Kidnapping) is a 2005 Venezuelan crime film directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz and starring Mía Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux and Rubén Blades.
Secuestro Express. The closest Secuestro has to a protagonist, Alias star Mia Maestro – excluding a bit part by Ruben Blades, the film’s only familiar face – is believable in her intelligent cool. With an abduction occurring in Latin America every six minutes, from 70% of which the victims do not survive, the gradual dissolution of that ...
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