Chronicle of an Escape | |
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Directed by | Israel Adrián Caetano |
Screenplay by | Israel Adrián Caetano Esteban Student Julian Loyola |
Based on | The novel Pase libre: la fuga de la Mansión Seré by Claudio Tamburrini |
Produced by | Oscar Kramer Hugo Sigman |
Starring | Rodrigo de la Serna Pablo Echarri Nazareno Casero |
Cinematography | Julián Apezteguia |
Edited by | Alberto Ponce |
Music by | Ivan Wyszogrod |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Chronicle of an Escape (Spanish: Crónica de una fuga), also known as Buenos Aires, 1977, is a 2006 Argentine historical drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julián Loyola, based on the autobiographical book Pase libre – la fuga de la Mansion Seré written by Claudio Tamburrini. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer and Hugo Sigman, and stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Pablo Echarri and Nazareno Casero. The film tells the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of a military death squad during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983).
Winner of the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, it was Argentina's entry for the 2007 Golden Globes Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, and director Israel Adrián Caetano was nominated at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for a Golden Palm.[1]