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The Chosen
The Chosen

The Chosen

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

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DramaHistoryThriller

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

02 September 2016

Country

Mexico

Cast

Alfonso Herrera

Alfonso Herrera

Ramón Mercader

Hannah Murray

Hannah Murray

Sylvia Ageloff

Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman

Trotsky

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Kotov

Elvira Mínguez

Elvira Mínguez

Caridad Mercader

Emilio Echevarría

Emilio Echevarría

Salazar

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Natalia Sedova

Alejandro Calva

Alejandro Calva

Siqueiros

Roger Casamajor

Roger Casamajor

Carles Vidal

Javier Godino

Javier Godino

Costa

Toby Harper

Toby Harper

Robins

Alexander Holtmann

Alexander Holtmann

Sheldon

Brontis Jodorowsky

Brontis Jodorowsky

Otto

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Balderas

Humberto Busto

Humberto Busto

Homero

Jenny Beacraft

Jenny Beacraft

Ruby Weill

Juan Carlos Remolina

Juan Carlos Remolina

Estrada

Guillermo Ríos

Guillermo Ríos

'El Negro'

David Hevia

David Hevia

Herrera

Javier Molina

Javier Molina

Rosell

Peter Nikolas

Peter Nikolas

Pablo

Lucas Anaya

Lucas Anaya

Sieva

Ainhoa García Forcada

Ainhoa García Forcada

Carmen

Carlos Corona

Carlos Corona

Man in Hat

Alondra Hidalgo

Alondra Hidalgo

Amparo

Fermín Martínez

Fermín Martínez

Sergeant

Gilberto Barraza

Gilberto Barraza

Uniformed Man A

Evaristo Valverde

Evaristo Valverde

Sergeant Commander

Memo Villegas

Memo Villegas

Uniformed Commander

Algis Arlauskas

Algis Arlauskas

General

Jaime Estrada

Jaime Estrada

Cabaret Waiter

Víctor Benjumea

Víctor Benjumea

GPU Interrogator

Xavier Ruano

Xavier Ruano

GPU Man

Mykola Doroshenko

Mykola Doroshenko

Soviet Field Marshal #1

Darko Pilipovic

Darko Pilipovic

Soviet Field Marshal #2

Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Comtesse Waiter

Peter Theis

Peter Theis

Schnautz

Aleh Khaliankou

Aleh Khaliankou

GPU Instructor

Raúl Briones

Raúl Briones

Melquíades

Tania Olhovich

Tania Olhovich

Trotsky's Secretary

Luis Miguel Costero L.

Luis Miguel Costero L.

Hansen

Camilla Brett

Camilla Brett

Greta

Enrique Greiner

Enrique Greiner

Cooper

Marcia Seeman

Marcia Seeman

Helen

Gastón Yanes

Gastón Yanes

Leopoldo Rosmer

Ramón Madaula

Ramón Madaula

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Narrator (voice)

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Natalia Sedova

Natalia Sedova

Herself - Trotsky's Wife (archive footage)

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