Alka
In a desperate attempt to save his wife's life, Nestor Cerpa -- leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement -- and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador's residence in Li…
Alka
In a desperate attempt to save his wife's life, Nestor Cerpa -- leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement -- and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, holding dozens of foreign diplomats and businessmen hostage for 126 days. —Anonymous In December 1996, Nestor Cerpa, leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, holding dozens of foreign diplomats and businessmen hostage for 126 days. Cerpa demanded the immediate release of his guerrilla comrades. —Anonymous The Siege is a powerful documentary on the infamous 1996 siege in Lima. The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), lead by Nestor Cerpa, storms a party at the Japanese Ambassador's residence, taking hundreds of hostages and demanding the release of MRTA members from prison, including Cerpa's wife. President Alberto Fujimori's response is uncompromising and fatal. With unprecedented access to archival footage, police recordings, and key interviews, the film documents four extraordinary months as the siege builds to an astonishing conclusion. A PBS Indie / Global Voices selection.
Alka
Action,Drama
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In a desperate attempt to save his wife's life, Nestor Cerpa -- leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement -- and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, holding dozens of foreign diplomats and businessmen hostage for 126 days. —Anonymous In December 1996, Nestor Cerpa, leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, holding dozens of foreign diplomats and businessmen hostage for 126 days. Cerpa demanded the immediate release of his guerrilla comrades.
—Anonymous The Siege is a powerful documentary on the infamous 1996 siege in Lima. The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), lead by Nestor Cerpa, storms a party at the Japanese Ambassador's residence, taking hundreds of hostages and demanding the release of MRTA members from prison, including Cerpa's wife. President Alberto Fujimori's response is uncompromising and fatal.
With unprecedented access to archival footage, police recordings, and key interviews, the film documents four extraordinary months as the siege builds to an astonishing conclusion. A PBS Indie / Global Voices selection..