Synopsis
Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Antonio ChavarríasDirector
- Antonio ChavarríasScreenplay
- Arnau BatallerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alfonso HerreraRamón Mercader
- Hannah MurraySylvia Ageloff
- Henry GoodmanTrotsky
- Julian SandsKotov
- Elvira MínguezCaridad Mercader
- Emilio EchevarríaSalazar
- Frances BarberNatalia Sedova
- Alejandro CalvaSiqueiros
- Roger CasamajorCarles Vidal
- Javier GodinoCosta
- Toby HarperRobins
- Alexander HoltmannSheldon
Stills
Themes
mexico city, mexicospanish civil war (1936-39)biographybased on true storyhistorical figurepolitical assassinationhistorical event1940s1930ssoviet union history