2011 – The Siege
Bogota, November 6, 1985. Members of the M-19 guerrilla group take Colombias High Court of Justice. The military respond turning Bogota’s Bolívar Square into a battlefield and claiming the lives of dozens. Another dozen people are reported missing in the aftermath and 25 years down the line, Colonel Luís Alfonso Plazas Vega is tried for his role in their disappearance.
A trial that unfolds amid threats in a polarized political atmosphere, capturing the attention of the media and public opinion, and setting a precedent in terms of the integrity of Colombia’s justice system.
La Toma combines extraordinary unseen archival footage of the siege with the courtroom drama of Colonel Plazas Vega, creating an action-packed, entertaining film with a complex political context.
– Text by Brújula Comunicaciones –
Director: Angus Gibson (Oscar nominee in 2006 for Mandela) and Miguel Salazar.
Executive Producer: David Jammy
Executive Producer: Bruni Burres
Production Companies: Pivot Pictures and RCN Cine
Musical Team:
Camilo Sanabria: Music score, piano performance, synths and electronics
Mintcho Badev: Cello
Angelica Gamez: Violin I
Miguel Angel Guevara: Violin II
Sergio Trujillo: Viola
Roberto Milanés: Double bass
Juan Sebastian Blanco: Harp
Juan Forero: Orchestration
Carlos Candil: Folk flutes
Orlando Perez Rosso: Score mixer, recording engineer and rec-producer
Recorded at: Estudios RCN (antiguo Discos Fuentes)
La Toma (The Siege) from Pivot Pictures on Vimeo.
http://camilosanabria.com
http://icarusfilms.com/new2011/toma.html