Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
Directed by Costa-Gavras
journalist
corruption
based on novel or book
coup d'etat
dictatorship
based on true story
chile
conspiracy
disappearance
south america
military
military coup
missing
disappeared
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon
John Shea
Charles Horman
Charles Cioffi
Captain Ray Tower
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador
Jerry Hardin
Colonel Sean Patrick
Richard Bradford
Andrew Babcock
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway
John Doolittle
David McGeary
Crew
Costa-Gavras
Director
Costa-Gavras
Screenplay
Donald E. Stewart
Screenplay
Vangelis
Original Music Composer
Françoise Bonnot
Editor
Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Thomas Hauser
Book
Jesús Marín
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Françoise Bonnot
ADR Mixer
Claude Villand
ADR Mixer
Popular Reviews
46 reviews
Tristan
8.0★ · 01/26/26
“What kind of world is this?”
I can’t believe that the U.S. government would sanction goon squads to murder people they consider to be political dissenters with impunity while conservative citizens bury their heads in the sand.
“What kind of world is this?”
I can’t believe that the U.S. government would sanction goon squads to murder people they consider to be political dissenters with impunity while conservative citizens bury their heads in the sand.
Eris Balliu
5.0★ · 11/24/25
I had watched the start of the film in my seminars as a study of the opening scene and I didn’t even remember.
The movie could have worked in so many ways better but the execution was poorly done. It didn’t make me feel nothing even though I relate to this.
Good script+greek director=meh
But at least the message is clear. Americans suck.
I had watched the start of the film in my seminars as a study of the opening scene and I didn’t even remember.
The movie could have worked in so many ways better but the execution was poorly done. It didn’t make me feel nothing even though I relate to this.
Good script+greek director=meh
But at least the message is clear. Americans suck.
Emm
8.0★ · 11/22/25
I believe Jack Lemmon has been one of the best actors of the whole short lifetime of the film industry.
I believe Jack Lemmon has been one of the best actors of the whole short lifetime of the film industry.
bunchaisinatra
10.0★ · 11/11/25
We're going home.
We're going home.
rivercitykiiid
9.2★ · 06/27/25
feels ahead of it’s time in the sense that this could or would never be made today because of how explicit it is laying out that the u.s. backed the coup
many more thoughts but tldr this one is gonna stick w me for a while
feels ahead of it’s time in the sense that this could or would never be made today because of how explicit it is laying out that the u.s. backed the coup
many more thoughts but tldr this one is gonna stick w me for a while
