Chronicle of an Escape

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The true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of Argentina's military death squads during the 1970s is brought to the screen in this thriller. In 1977, Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Serna) was a goalie for a minor-league football team when he was abducted by members of the Argentine military police and taken to an unofficial detention center on the false suspicion that he was a terrorist. Over 30,000 people lost their lives at the hands of Argentinean authorities under the military junta that ruled the country between 1976 and 1983, and as he was tortured by intelligence agents looking for information he didn't have, Tamburrini fully expected to become another victim. After many sessions of brutal torture, Tamburrini and his fellow captives Guillermo (Nazareno Casero) and Tano (Martin Urruty) were being readied for execution when, in a final desperate act, Tamburrini dove out a window during a rainstorm. Guillermo, Tano, and another man followed, and the four, naked and with noting but their wits, began a desperate run to freedom. A major box-office success in Argentina, Crónica de una Fuga (aka Chronicle of an Escape and Buenos Aires, 1977) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.

Cast

Rodrigo De la Serna
as Claudio Tamburrini
Pablo Echarri
as Hugo
Nazareno Casero
as Guillermo
Lautaro Delgado
as Gallego
Matías Marmorato
as El Vasco
Guillermo Fernández
as Judge
Martin Urruty
as Tano
Julián Krakov
as Mario
Pacho Guerty
as Raviol
Ruben Nocedal
as Tanito
Diego Alonso
as Lucas
Leonardo Bargiga
as Capt. Almagro
Luis Enrique Caetano
as Taxi Driver
Alfredo Castellani
as Trainer
Daniel Di Biase
as Gallego's Father
Rito Fernández
as Rito
Valeria Grossi
as Collective Woman
Erasmo Olivera
as Tucumano
Leandro Orowitz
as Briefcase Man
Susana Pampin
as Claudio's Mother
Silvia Ribe
as Vecina
Alfonso Tort
as Jorge
Daniel Valenzuela
as German
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Critic Reviews for Chronicle of an Escape

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    November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5

    David Fear

    Time Out
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  • It is a small relief to discover that Chronicle of an Escape is relatively restrained in its depiction of torture. Despite its restraint, the movie is deeply unsettling.

    November 30, 2007 | Rating: 4/5

    Stephen Holden

    New York Times
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  • This film is both a warning about abuse of government power and a reassurance that justice will sometimes triumph.

    November 30, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    V.A. Musetto

    New York Post
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  • The film is taut and ruthlessly constructed, with odd flashes of humor and a white-knuckle pace.

    November 29, 2007

    Andrew O'Hehir

    Salon.com
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  • A tense and mammothly upsetting dramatization of Tamburrini's memoir; ... gets everything that can pound in your body pounding.

    November 29, 2007 | Rating: 3/4

    Jan Stuart

    Newsday
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  • Chronicle might be utterly uncompromising in its "you are there" visceral style-or just unresourceful. I tend toward the latter reading.

    November 28, 2007

    Nick Pinkerton

    Village Voice
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Audience Reviews for Chronicle of an Escape

  • Apr 03, 2012
    Very engrossing film based on a true story. The scenes during the captivity were so well done...right up to the escape attempt scene where I found myself gripping my chair (very tension filled). Watching a movie like this only makes me love living in America more. Many people take for granted how lucky they are to live here. Not me. I know how lucky I am...
    Cynthia S Super Reviewer
  • Apr 03, 2012
    [font=Century Gothic]"Chronicle of an Escape" starts in 1977 Argentina following a military coup. Roving bands of secret police are snatching suspected terrorists off the street on the flimsiest evidence while also liberating suspicious looking electronics like stereos and televisions. One of these is Claudio Tamburrini(Rodrigo De la Serna), a soccer player, who is named by Tano(Martin Urruty) in an effort to gain time for his comrades.(Claudio gives up his seat to a pregnant woman on a bus which is an indication of what kind of person he is.) He is found after the location of his new apartment is forced out of his mother. Once at headquarters, Claudio is tortured but knows nothing which he is told will only stall his case. But hopefully he will be released by Christmas...and somewhere Kafka is smiling ruefully.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Based on an incredible true story, "Chronicle of an Escape" is a smartly taut political thriller with overtones for the current day. Notice how casually the word terrorist is bandied about and how torture is used. If somebody is tortured and brutalized, they will say anything to stay alive and give time for their comrades to escape.(Nobody wants to die. Everybody wants to live.) It does not get the police anywhere in their so-called investigations while picking up innocent people in the dragnet, proof that being non-political will not keep a person safe. Lucas, the squad's leader, recognizes this and occasionally treats his prisoners courteously. What torture does manage to do is to keep the general population afraid. It is all about power.[/font]
    Walter M Super Reviewer
  • Apr 03, 2012
    Shocking and nail biting chronicle of innocent men that were imprisoned and tortured by the Argentinian government during the Junta in 1977. Based on a true story. I've seen this at the Open Doek Filmfestival in Turnhout. Solid thriller that will also appeal to a mainstream audience.
    William H Super Reviewer
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