Caiga quien caiga (lit. 'Whoever that fails') is a 2018 Peruvian political thriller film, based on the homonymous book written by José Ugaz. The film was directed and produced by Eduardo Guillot Meave,[1] and starred Miguel Iza as Vladimiro Montesinos.[2]
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| Directed by | Eduardo Guillot |
| Written by | Alejandro Maci |
| Based on | Caiga quien caiga by José Ugaz |
| Produced by | Eduardo Guillot Cielo Garrido |
| Starring | Miguel Iza |
| Cinematography | César Fe |
| Edited by | Roberto Benavides |
Production companies | Imagia Films Amaranta Films |
| Distributed by | Amaranta Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editIn September 2000, the first vladivideo was revealed, a recording in which the presidential adviser Vladimiro Montesinos bribed Alberto Kouri, an opposition congressman, to vote for favor of the government. After that, the government of Alberto Fujimori faces a crisis that would lead to its end; likewise, the presidential adviser is accused of corruption and persecuted by the dying Fujimori regime.[3][4]
Vladimiro Montesinos flees to Panama where he is unable to obtain political asylum, so he returns to Peru. Justice issues an arrest warrant against him and the president Alberto Fujimori is part of police operations to search for him. However, Montesinos manages to escape on the sailboat Karisma to Costa Rica and then to Venezuela.
Cast
edit- Miguel Iza as Vladimiro Montesinos
- Eduardo Camino as José Ugaz
- Javier Valdés as Alberto Bermúdez (Alberto Bustamante Belaúnde)
- Karina Jordán as Marina
- Kukuli Morante as Jacqueline Beltrán
- Jackie Vásquez as Matilde Pinchi Pinchi
- José Miguel Arbulú as Bologna
- Gonzalo Molina as Saul
- Alfonso Dibos as Eduardo
- Milene Vásquez as Verónica (José Ugaz's ex-wife)
- Sandro Calderon as Huaman
- Diego Carlos Seyfarth as Walter Thomas
- Marcello Rivera as Vera
- Alejandra Guerra as Laura Bozzo.
- Victor Prada
- Ana Maria Estrada
- Pietro Sibille as Vatican
- Claudio Calmet
- Percy Williams Silva
Production
editThe film premiered on August 23, 2018, with Cielo Garrido as executive producer,[5] achieving second place in a thriller on the day of its premiere,[6] exceeding 100,000 viewers the week of its premiere.[7]
Reception
editReviews
editThe film has received mixed reviews from the specialized press, they call it very bland and boring, also that in its footage they show three sex scenes that are only fanservice and do not help the story they are trying to tell, also having poor performances and only one being saved, that of Miguel Iza as Vladimiro Montesinos.
Disputes
editIn the first days of August 2018, Vladimiro Montesinos sent a notarized letter stating that the film "affects his good image."[8] In the same way, the presenter Laura Bozzo was against the premiere of the film and announced legal measures for the use of her image and the phrase "Let the Wretch pass!".[9]
Awards
edit- National Competition for Feature Film Distribution Projects 2018 (Ministry of Culture).[10]
References
edit- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2018-08-22). ""Caiga quien caiga": quién es quién en la película peruana | FOTOS | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Vladimiro Montesinos: el casting de 'Caiga quien caiga' que retrata la década más oscura del Perú | YouTube | Corrupción | Cine | Video | La República". 2020-11-14. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2018-07-16). "Mira el primer adelanto de la película 'Caiga quien Caiga' [FOTOS Y VIDEO] | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "El 'Doc' en Pantalla - Caretas". Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ CORREO, NOTICIAS (2018-08-22). ""Caiga quien caiga": A un día de su estreno genera expectativas a nivel internacional (VIDEO) | MISCELANEA". Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Caiga quien caiga lleva 26 mil espectadores al cine durante su estreno | Espectáculos - La República". 2020-09-19. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2018-08-28). ""Caiga quien caiga" superó los 100 mil espectadores en su primer fin de semana en cartelera | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Película 'Caiga quien caiga' se estrenará en cines pese a carta notarial de Vladimiro Montesinos | Cine y series - La República". 2019-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2018-08-14). "Laura Bozzo y Montesinos intentan censurar filme 'Caiga quien caiga' con cartas notariales | CHEKA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ CORREO, NOTICIAS (2018-08-18). "Ministerio de cultura le otorga premio a la película "Caiga quien caiga" | EDICION". Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.