The Last Hour (2017 film)

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La hora final
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Directed by Eduardo Mendoza de Echave
Written byEduardo Mendoza de Echave
Produced byEduardo Mendoza de Echave
Gustavo Sánchez
Starring Pietro Sibille
Nidia Bermejo
CinematographyJulián Amaru Estrada
Edited byDanielle Fillios
Music byJorge "Chino" Sabogal
Production
companies
Séptimo Sello
La Soga producciones
Distributed byBF Distribution
Release date
  • September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

The Last Hour (Spanish: La hora final) is a 2017 Peruvian crime drama thriller film written and directed by Eduardo Mendoza de Echave. It stars Pietro Sibille & Nidia Bermejo. [1] It is based on real events and set at the beginning of the 1990s, a time of terrorism in Peru, specifically during Operation Victoria, which led to the capture of the terrorist leader Abimael Guzmán. [2]

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Synopsis

Narrates the investigation process carried out by the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia del Perú (GEIN) to catch the leader of Shining Path. A close relationship between agents Carlos Zambrano and Gabriela Coronado, characters who carry frustrations and who try to hide their fears with their police work. [3]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: [4] [5]

Production

The creation of the film was announced by Eduardo Mendoza de Echave himself in 2015 as a project to revalue the events of the era of terrorism. Between January and February 2017, principal photography began, where Mendoza repeated that the main objective of the film was to reach young audiences. [6] [7]

Release

The Last Hour was initially scheduled to be released on September 12, 2017, the date on which in 1992 it was captured in a house on what is now Calle Varsovia in the Los Sauces urbanization of the Surquillo district in Lima during Operation Victoria, but its premiere moved to September 14 for unknown reasons. [8] After its theatrical release, on June 15, 2018 it was released internationally on Netflix. [9]

Reception

The Last Hour was seen by 13,000 viewers on its first day increasing to 25,500 on its second day. [10] By the end of its opening weekend, the film drew 70,000 viewers. [11] In its seventh week in theaters, the film drew 224,732 viewers. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ LR, Redacción (2021-09-12). "La hora final en Netflix: la película peruana sobre captura de Abimael Guzmán". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ↑ Gestión. "La hora final | Blogs". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  4. ↑ "Reparto de La Hora Final (película 2017). Dirigida por Eduardo Mendoza de Echave". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  5. ↑ GrupoRPP (2017-09-07). "Fotos | Conoce a elenco de la película 'La Hora Final'". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  6. ↑ "Anuncia thriller policial: La hora final | Noticias del Perú | LaRepublica.pe". 2017-09-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  7. ↑ "La hora final: Película se grabó en la misma casa donde cayó Abimael Guzmán". Panamericana Televisión. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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  9. ↑ Quesada, Isabel Miró (2018-07-18). ""La hora final", una de las películas peruanas con más reproducciones en Netflix". COSAS.PE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  10. ↑ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2017-09-16). ""La hora final": ¿Cuántas personas la vieron desde su estreno? | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  11. ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "La Hora Final llevó 70 mil espectadores en su primer fin de semana". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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