A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Gilberto Cortés
- String Quartet Player
- (as Gilberto Cortes)
Karen Strassman
- Elena Galvin
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSigourney Weaver stated in a later interview that Director Roman Polanski would sometimes randomly fire a gun in order to get the most genuine expressions of fear from the cast.
- GoofsAt the beginning Paulina is cooking something in a pan over the fire, then, for dinner she produces only a roasted chicken and green salad. So what was she cooking in the pan?
- Quotes
Gerardo Escobar: In a democracy, the midnight knock on the door can be friendly.
- SoundtracksSCHUBERT STRING QUARTET IN D MINOR
Written by Franz Schubert
Performed by Amadeus Quartet (as The Amadeus Quartet)
Recording courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon Gmbh
Featured review
Unbearable situation
Rarely does a film with only three actors create such unbearable tension and cover political aspects too. Also, the film has great actors: Ben Kingsley gives the impression that he himself didn't know whether his character was guilty or not; Stuart Wilson is a typical confused lawyer-husband; and Sigourney Weaver probably gives her best performance of course, she's got a good role.
I enjoy stories, where people get in situations so terrible and unnatural that they are unable to see their extent. They cannot think clearly and so their thinking structure changes and they begin to take completely absurd things into consideration. Every person reacts a little differently to the situation. I love this, and that's why I give this movie the best rating. I couldn't find any flaws in the movie, actually.
I enjoy stories, where people get in situations so terrible and unnatural that they are unable to see their extent. They cannot think clearly and so their thinking structure changes and they begin to take completely absurd things into consideration. Every person reacts a little differently to the situation. I love this, and that's why I give this movie the best rating. I couldn't find any flaws in the movie, actually.
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,103,716
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $74,366
- Dec 26, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $3,103,716
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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