

The Chosen
2016-09-02 · 111 min · ★ 5.8
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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- Directors
- Antonio Chavarrías
- Production companies
- Oberón Cinematográfica, Alebrije Producciones, Altavista Films, TVE, TV3
- Countries
- Mexico, Spain
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Alfonso HerreraRamón Mercader
Hannah MurraySylvia Ageloff
Henry GoodmanTrotsky
Julian SandsKotov
Elvira MínguezCaridad Mercader
Emilio EchevarríaSalazar
Frances BarberNatalia Sedova
Alejandro CalvaSiqueiros
Roger CasamajorCarles Vidal
Javier GodinoCosta
Brontis JodorowskyOtto
Gustavo Sánchez ParraBalderas
Humberto BustoHomero
Jenny BeacraftRuby Weill
Juan Carlos RemolinaEstrada
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