The Film
El Comité
The Story
A documentary chronicle of the prisoners’ takeover of the Garcia Moreno Penitentiary in Quito, Ecuador. The prisoners find they suddenly have a voice after they take 360 people hostage, and a pattern of abuse and corruption by the guards toward the prisoners becomes clear after lengthy negotiations.
Runtime
93 min
Released Mar 2006
Directed by
Mateo Herrera
Written byMateo Herrera
