El Comité - 2006

El Comité 2006 Directed by Mateo Herrera

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 Spain

Production Country Ecuador

Language Spanish

Spoken Language Spanish

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 26 March 2006

93 mins