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Paper Dove

Paper Dove

2003•1h 30m•5.9/10
Drama

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5.9/10(11)

Juan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose.

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Production

Luna Llena Films

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Antonio Callirgos

Juan

Eduardo Cesti

Viejo

Aristóteles Picho

Aristóteles Picho

Fermin

Liliana Trujillo

Liliana Trujillo

Domitila

Sergio Galliani

Sergio Galliani

Wilmer

Melania Urbina

Melania Urbina

Yeni

Tatiana Astengo

Tatiana Astengo

Carmen

Jesús Carbajal

Modesto

Angel Josue Rojas Huaranga

Pacho

Anaí Padilla

Rosita

Patrocinia Torres

Abuela

Pold Gastello

Zambrano

Emilram Cossío

Emilram Cossío

Osman

Gustavo Cerrón

Benigno

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