Chronicle of an Escape


1h 43m 2006

Brief Synopsis

Buenos Aires, 1977. A task force working for the fascist Argentine military government kidnaps Claudio Tamburrini, goalkeeper of a B-league soccer team, and takes him to a clandestine detention center known as Sere Mansion: a forbidding old building in the suburban neighborhood of Moron. Claudio ent

Film Details

Also Known As
Buenos Aires 1977, Buenos Aires, 1977, Chronicle of a Flight, Cronica De Una Fuga
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Foreign
Period
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Momentum Pictures Limited; The Weinstein Company; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
First Take (IFC); 20th Century Fox International; A-Film Distribution; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Cathay Film Organization; Fandango; First Take (Ifc); Frenetic Films; IFC Films; Pan Europeenne; Tour De Force (Tdf); Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

Buenos Aires, 1977. A task force working for the fascist Argentine military government kidnaps Claudio Tamburrini, goalkeeper of a B-league soccer team, and takes him to a clandestine detention center known as Sere Mansion: a forbidding old building in the suburban neighborhood of Moron. Claudio enters a living hell of interrogations, beatings, humiliations & betrayals. A nightmare world of arbitrary lunatic rules and relentless violence, mental and physical. Alongside other young detainees, he battles to survive while awaiting his fate to be decided. After four months of imprisonment, with execution looking certain, Claudio and three other prisoners make their desperate move. Forcing open a window in the middle of a thunderstorm, completely naked, they jump into the void. Their flight into the future begins.

Film Details

Also Known As
Buenos Aires 1977, Buenos Aires, 1977, Chronicle of a Flight, Cronica De Una Fuga
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Foreign
Period
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Momentum Pictures Limited; The Weinstein Company; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
First Take (IFC); 20th Century Fox International; A-Film Distribution; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Cathay Film Organization; Fandango; First Take (Ifc); Frenetic Films; IFC Films; Pan Europeenne; Tour De Force (Tdf); Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall November 30, 2007

Released in United States on Video August 19, 2008

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States September 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006

Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Zabaltegi/Pearls) September 21-30, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Cine Latino) January 4-15, 2007.

Based on the book "Pase Libre" written by Claudio Marcello Tamburrini; published by Ediciones Continente November, 2002.

The Weinstein Co. acquired distribution rights at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Pickup marks the first project under TWC's new Latin American fund, a partnership with Buenos Aires-based Eduardo Costantini Jr. to promote Latam cinema.

Released in United States Fall November 30, 2007 (NY)

Released in United States on Video August 19, 2008

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006)

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Zabaltegi/Pearls) September 21-30, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Cine Latino) January 4-15, 2007.)