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Roger SpottiswoodeDrehbuch:
Lawrence WrightKamera:
Pierre MignotBesetzung:
Bob Hoskins, Jeffrey DeMunn, Rosa Blasi, Luis Avalos, Nestor Carbonell, Tony Plana, Richard Masur, John Verea, David Marshall Grant, BarBara Luna (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Im Dezember des Jahres 1989 steht der panamaische General Manuel Antonio Noriega vor seinem politischen Aus. Vom eigenen Volk wegen Wahlfälschung und diverser Betrügereien gehasst, sind nun auch die USA und Fidel Castro hinter ihm her. In seiner prekären Lage bleibt dem Staatsmann nur noch die Flucht in die päpstliche Botschaft. Dort, auf neutralem Terrain, beichtet er einem Geistlichen seine Lebensgeschichte, die mit der Schwangerschaft eines Dienstmädchens beginnt ... (Kabel eins classics)
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But yes, Hoskins is a great character actor and the role of General Noriega was an opportunity to use his full acting range and show the general in many of his aspects - as a cheerful host, passionate lover, fiery speaker - populist, repentant Catholic, brutal murderer, and cynical drug dealer.
However, the script is unusually average considering the possibilities that the life of the "little" general offered, and unfortunately, the direction is bland. The dialogues in several places resembled a soap opera, lacking the dimension of real drama. In many details, the film is not so much inaccurate as it is untrustworthy. Whether it's the connection of the Cuban leader Castro with the Colombian drug mafia or Noriega's decoration of his official office with Nazi symbolism, including a large portrait of Adolf Hitler. Overall impression: 55%.
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