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The Chosen (2016)
Director: Antonio Chavarrías
Cast: Alfonso Herrera, Hannah Murray, Henry Goodman, Julian Sands
Runtime111 min
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Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.
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Directed by Antonio Chavarrías, The Chosen (2016) is a gripping historical drama that explores the political intrigue and high-stakes assassinations surrounding Leon Trotsky's exile in Mexico. With a standout performance by actor Alfonso Herrera, the film offers a visually striking and thematically complex look at the ruthless machinations of Stalin's Soviet regime.
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The Chosen is a 2016 Spanish-Mexican thriller drama film written and directed by Antonio Chavarrías. The film stars Hannah Murray, Alfonso Herrera, Julian Sands and Henry Goodman. The movie was filmed in Coyoacán, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain, and its release was scheduled for the first part of 2016. The film is based on the murder of Leon Trotsky in 1940.
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