Political Asylum
In a tense political standoff, an ambassador defies his government to protect a Latin American rebel seeking refuge. As diplomatic immunity is tested, personal connections complicate the high-stakes e…
Political Asylum
In a tense political standoff, an ambassador defies his government to protect a Latin American rebel seeking refuge. As diplomatic immunity is tested, personal connections complicate the high-stakes escape plan. Barreiro, the head of a revolutionary movement in a Latin American country, asks for asylum in a foreign embassy. The ambassador, Mr. Lara, though under pressure from the government, refuses to budge on his ideals that an embassy should offer political immunity. So he helps to get a safe exit for the revolutionary, even though his wife once had an affair with the man. —Anonymous
Political Asylum
Drama
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In a tense political standoff, an ambassador defies his government to protect a Latin American rebel seeking refuge. As diplomatic immunity is tested, personal connections complicate the high-stakes escape plan. Barreiro, the head of a revolutionary movement in a Latin American country, asks for asylum in a foreign embassy.
The ambassador, Mr. Lara, though under pressure from the government, refuses to budge on his ideals that an embassy should offer political immunity. So he helps to get a safe exit for the revolutionary, even though his wife once had an affair with the man.
—Anonymous.