El Comité

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.

Country:

Ecuador

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

2006

Director:

Mateo Herrera

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