The Chosen (2016)

Original title: El elegido

2016-09-02 · 1h 51m · ES

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Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.

Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.

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Antonio ChavarríasDirector

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Alfonso HerreraRamón Mercader

Hannah MurraySylvia Ageloff

Henry GoodmanTrotsky

Julian SandsKotov

Elvira MínguezCaridad Mercader

Emilio EchevarríaSalazar

Frances BarberNatalia Sedova

Alejandro CalvaSiqueiros

Roger CasamajorCarles Vidal

Javier GodinoCosta

Toby HarperRobins

Alexander HoltmannSheldon

Keywords

Biography Based on a true story Mexico city 1930s 1940s Historical event Political assassination Historical figure Spanish civil war Soviet union history Mexico city, mexico Based on true story Spanish civil war (1936-39)

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · HistoryTheme affinityBiography · Based On A True Story · Mexico CityDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensitySpanish Civil War · Spanish Civil War 1936 39Director preference249903Actor preference141006 · 162459 · 118777

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