Hostage negotiator Alan Bender is called to rescue the president from a kidnapping, only to find himself also mediating to save his wife and marriage.
Acting
Ochmann's sweaty desperation carries the whole absurd premise.
Writing
Negotiation jargon weaponized against marital fights — genuinely clever.
Direction
Taratuto keeps 86 minutes breathless without visual pretension.
Director
Juan Taratuto
Mauricio Ochmann
Alan Bender
Leonardo Ortizgris
Vicente
Enoc Leaño
Presidente Araiza
Tato Alexander
Victoria
Claudette Maillé
Carrasco
Gonzalo Vega Jr.
Nicolás
Daniel Garcia
Fajardo
Fernanda Borches
Pamela Lobatón
Cristina Michaus
Secretaria Bastón
Alfredo Huereca
Secretario de la Defensa Zabala
Diego Soldano
Asesor Palacios Guevara
Itza Sodi
Menéndez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's booming 'comedia negra' wave, where class anxiety and crime meet laughs. The president's kidnapping plays as weary political commentary.
Mauricio Ochmann and Tato Alexander are real-life exes, which adds delicious meta-texture to their screaming matches. The director absolutely knew.
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