Cronicas
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Actor: Damián Alcázar, Henry Layana, Tamara Navas, Walter Layana, Washington GarzónBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Published: 2005-11-01
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 311827
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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- "One Hour with the Truth" is broadcast nightly from Miami across Latin America, carrying the hardest sensationalistic stories it can find. Star anchorman Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo) has flown down to a small town in Ecuador with producer Marisa (Leonor Watling) and cameraman Ivan (Jos Mari Yazpik) on the trail of a child serial killer and rapist, "The Monster of Babahoyo." The accidental de
Movie Reviews of Cronicas
Movie Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, watching this movie, you have to remember that it's based on true events.
Alright. Now, this movie was great. John Leguizamo, as always, played his character flawlessly.
This moview was about a serial killer in Latin America that killed more than 150 children - boys and girls - and the reporters that follow this story. I don't know if I can review this without spoiling the movie.
Alright, here goes. The movie was great. The beginning shows a little boy whose twin brother was killed by the "Monster" - the name that was given to the serial killer / rapist who has been taking young children and doing horrible - HORRIBLE - things to them. The little boy gets run over by a man who was picking up his son from school after taking a bath in a river (???). Then it cuts to a reporter who is quite famous in that country, who is covering the story of the "Monster."
He does interviews with the man who accidentally runs over the little boy. Turns out that the man who ran over the little boy has information about the Monster that no one but the Monster would have. As it turns out, the information is completely true, and this movie chronicles what the reporter chooses to do with the information given.
It is about what's important and what you are willing to sacrifice for fame.
I loved it, it pissed my friend off with the ending, but I would recommend watching it. It will give you something to think about and talk about, and debate about because this movie will have you walking away with conflicting feelings. On one hand, you know what's right, but what's more important, you or other people?
My advice? Watch it. It will make you think. Hard.
Summary of Cronicas
John Leguizamo stars as Manolo Bonilla, a tabloid TV reporter who traveled from Miami with his news crew on the trail of a story about a serial killer striking a small town in Ecuador. Convinced this story could be the ?big one? that makes him a network star, he is willing to bend the rules to get the facts. But the closer he gets to uncovering the truth, the more he finds his carefully planned story spinning dangerously out of control. Soon, Bonilla and his crew find themselves at the center of a frightening situation where even the best intentions can backfire.In twisty thriller Crónicas, John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge) finally lands a lead role worthy of his talent. The Columbian-born actor is Manolo Bonilla, an ambitious Miami-based reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet. When a serial killer devastates a small town in Ecuador, he and his crew, Marisa (Leonor Watling, Talk to Her) and Iván (José María Yazpik, Innocent Voices), fly down to cover the story. Shortly after their arrival, Bonilla saves the life of shifty-looking salesman Vinicio Cepeda (Damián Alcázar). His intentions aren't as honorable as they seem. Cepeda claims to have information regarding the "Monster of Babahoyo" and Bonilla will do anything to keep him talking. Soon his star begins to rise as Cepeda provides him with more and more ratings-grabbing details. Then Bonilla discovers something even the authorities don't know about--another body. His decision to follow the lead on his own could make his career...or completely destroy it. Worse yet, another child may lose his life if Bonilla fails. Featuring Alfred Molina (Frida) as Marisa's TV host husband (seen only via monitor). Written and directed by Sebastián Cordero and produced by Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón, Crónicas was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. --Kathleen C. Fennessy