MOVIE

The Chosen

Name: The Chosen
Director: Antonio Chavarrías
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2016-09-02
Cast: Alfonso Herrera, Hannah Murray, Henry Goodman, Julian Sands, Elvira Mínguez

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.

Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret m… + more

Original Title

El elegido

Release Date

2016-09-02

Year

2016

Duration

1h 51m

Status

Released

Score

5.87

Genres

Drama History Thriller

Production

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