''Secuestro'' is an action film about three rookie kidnappers who scramble as their ill-fated plan falls apart. About the terrible wages of violence and crime.
Filmed in four days on location in the mountainous central region of the
Dominican Republic as the
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film school masters thesis of Dominican-American filmmaker
Juan Castillo.
Awards
NYU Graduate Film Program awards: Screenwriting, Production, Ensemble Cast, Cinematography, Editing, Directing – the only foreign language NYU graduate thesis film to garner all key category awards.
*Showtime Network Latino Filmmakers Showcase.
*NYU
Spike Lee Fellowship.
*Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE)
Maria Montez short film first prize presented by Dominican president
Leonel Fernández.
Cast
*Leidy Luna, Segunda
*Elvis Nolasco, Jefe
*Tony Pascual, Novato
*Robert Santana, Victim
Other
Genre: Action-Suspense-Thriller
Duration: 30 minutes
Color: color
Format: 35mm
Locations:
Dominican Republic
External links
Internet Movie Database
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2005 films
Films shot in the Dominican Republic