

Tiger Head
2001-05-31 · 93 min · ★ 8.2
In the aftermath of the May Revolution, which sparked the end of Spanish colonial rule and the establishment of the first independent government in Buenos Aires, revolutionary leader Juan José Castelli is given the order to oversee the execution of former viceroy Santiago de Liniers. This pushes Castelli into a deep moral conflict, forcing him to confront the tension between revolutionary justice and personal conscience, as well as the human cost of political change.
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- Directors
- Claudio Etcheberry
- Production companies
- INCAA
- Countries
- Argentina
- Status
- Released
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Héctor AlterioSantiago de Liniers
Damián de SantoJuan José Castelli
Pablo CedrónDomingo French
Mónica GalánAna Perichon
Roberto VallejosMariano Moreno
Horacio PeñaCornelio Saavedra
Alejandro AwadaEnglish agent
Érica RivasCastelli woman
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