The Chosen (2016)

  • NR
  • 09/02/2016 (ES)
  • Drama, History, Thriller
  • 1h 51m

Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.

Overview

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.

Antonio Chavarrías

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Alfonso Herrera's headshot

Alfonso Herrera

Ramón Mercader
Hannah Murray's headshot

Hannah Murray

Sylvia Ageloff
Henry Goodman's headshot

Henry Goodman

Trotsky
Julian Sands's headshot

Julian Sands

Kotov
Elvira Mínguez's headshot

Elvira Mínguez

Caridad Mercader
Emilio Echevarría's headshot

Emilio Echevarría

Salazar
Frances Barber's headshot

Frances Barber

Natalia Sedova
Alejandro Calva's headshot

Alejandro Calva

Siqueiros

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