Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)

  • NR
  • 03/26/2006 (GB)
  • Drama, History, TV Movie
  • 1h 30m

Overview

In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.

Richard Curson Smith

Director, Writer

Cast

Derek Jacobi's headshot

Derek Jacobi

Senator Augusto Pinochet
Phyllida Law's headshot

Phyllida Law

Lucia Pinochet
Peter Capaldi's headshot

Peter Capaldi

Andy McEntee
Anna Massey's headshot

Anna Massey

Baroness Thatcher
Yolanda Vazquez's headshot

Yolanda Vazquez

Nicole Drouilly
Daniel Cerqueira's headshot

Daniel Cerqueira

Victor Jobim
Jessica Hynes's headshot

Jessica Hynes

WPC Broughton
Pip Torrens's headshot

Pip Torrens

Michael Caplan

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