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Hubby bought the DVD since it was on a discount, so we can watch the bonus part, as well. When watching the movie, I wondered how true the description of life was in the movie. I found the answer in the bonus part. Turns out that due to the gap between the rich and the poor in Latin America, there have been plenty “Secuestro” and “Secuestro Express”.

Basically Secuestro Express is a type of faster kidnapping, so there can be up to 3 different people being kidnapped for ransom by the perpetrators and they usually ask for a smaller amount of ransom. Secuestro is a slower type of kidnapping where the victims can be kept for months or even years while the perpetrators ask for a bigger amount of ransom.

So as you can guess by now, this movie is NOT a feel-good movie. I’ll give this movie an overall 7 stars out of 10.

The Story:

Carla (Mia Maestro) and her boyfriend Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) are enjoying their night out in the car as three guys are trying to find victims to kidnap. The three guys are Trece (Carlos Julio Molina), Budu (Pedro Perez), and Niga (Carlos Madera). Among the three, Niga is the most compassionate one, whereas Budu is the roughest one. So those three guys kidnap Carla and Martin, tell them to get in the car, and they call Carla’s and Martin’s fathers to ask for ransom.

As they force Martin to get some money from an ATM, another robber with a gun comes closer to Martin (who is standing alone in front of the ATM) and tries to get the money. The helpless Martin tries to explain that he’s a victim of kidnapping, but the man doesn’t care about it. Then Budu realizes what’s going on, so he shoots the robber and they run away from the scene of crime with the car.

After that, they visit Marcelo (Ermahn Ospina), a gay drug dealer to buy some stash. They blindfold Martin and Carla while they do the transaction. Marcelo asks for some money and half an hour with Martin.

Something happens while Martin is left at Marcelo’s place (I’m not going to spoil it for you). To cut the story short, they all leave the place afterwards to go to a store. They want Martin to buy five Rolex watches with his credit card. Martin and Trece leave together to the store while Carla, Budu, and Niga stay in the car. Realizing that there are many cops in the area, Martin warns Trece to set him free or he’ll shout at the cops that he’s kidnapped. Trece decides to let him go since Martin doesn’t even care even if Trece kills Carla.

So now Carla is left alone in the kidnappers’ hands. What will happen to her? Will she be set free in the end? How about Budu’s lust? He keeps on trying to get into her pants. Will Carla be violated by Budu? What about Martin? What will happen to him?

Note:

I can’t help feeling frustrated and sad while watching the movie, especially while following the twists and turns. This movie really plays with my emotions, so I guess it’s a good movie after all. If it’s not good, it won’t be able to make me feel like I’m a part of it, right?