Amaneció de golpe
- Original title
- Amaneció de golpe
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 98 min.
- Country
- Venezuela
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Ruddy Rodríguez
- Dalila Colombo
- Daniel Lugo
- Elba Escobar
- Elizabeth Morales
- Yanis Chimaras
- Elisa Escámez
- Asdrúbal Meléndez
- Raúl Fraire
- Ruth Puebla
- Gonzalo Cubero
- Frank Spano
- Cecilia Martínez
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Venezuela-Spain-Canada-Cuba;
- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- The film follows the events of the night of February 4, 1992 in Caracas, Venezuela. That night a group of military rebels staged a coup d'etat. Venezuelans found themselves as virtual prisoners. As the coup starts and fighting takes place from a military base which is in the center of the city's most affluent areas, with both luxury high rises and palatial mansions. The area of La Carlota provides a wealth of very interesting, often flamboyant and typical characters of the Latin America upper middle and upper classes. They are among the most affected. Various vignettes in these different characters' homes are developed. These people's reactions, lifestyles, vices, and humanity come out in a very honest fashion under duress. There are often clashes between them and the military invading the area. The media, particularly TV and radio insist everything is under control, but the residents around La Carlota see a very different reality, right through daybreak (Amanecer) the following ...
- Awards
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1998: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film1998: Havana Film Festival: Vigía Award
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