Cronicas (film)

Cronicas (film)

Infobox Film
name = Cronicas


caption = US Promotional Poster for 'Cronicas'
writer = Sebastián Cordero
starring = John Leguizamo
Leonor Watling
José María Yazpik
director = Sebastián Cordero
producer = Bertha Navarro
Isabel Davalos
Guillermo del Toro
cinematography = Enrique Chediak
editing = Luis Carballar
Ivan Mora
distributor = Palm Pictures
runtime = 98 min.
country = Ecuador flagicon|Ecuador
language = Spanish

"Cronicas" is a 2004 film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by Guillermo Del Toro, Director of Pan's Labyrinth, and Alfonso Cuarón, director of Y Tu Mama Tambien.

Overview

Set in rural Ecuador, the movie follows a journalist named Manolo Bonilla (played by John Leguizamo) as he investigates the rape and murder of children in the area. The film also stars Leonor Watling and José María Yazpik as Manolo's Producer and Cameraman, respectively. The film was the official Oscar selection from Ecuador in the Best Foreign Language category.

Plot summary

After traveling to a small village in Ecuador, Miami tabloid news reporter Don Manolo witnesses the death of a local boy after Vinicio Cepeda, a traveling salesman, hits the boy in his pickup truck. When Cepeda attempts to back his truck away from the boy, a mob, led by the boy's father, Don Lucho, pulls him from his car, severely beats him, and sets him on fire before the local authorities intervene. After both men are arrested, Cepeda is examined at the jail infirmary and taken to his cell where, later that night, he is attacked by Don Lucho and severely injured.

The next morning Manolo Bonilla comes to the prison to interview the men involved. After agreeing to an interview alongside Cepeda, Lucho attacks Cepeda a second time and is taken away. The interview with Cepeda is cancelled due to concerns about Manolo's safety; however, before the reporter leaves, Cepeda notifies him that he has information on the Monster of Babahoyo, a notorious murderer and rapist in the area, and tells him the location where one of the murderer's victims, a nine year old girl, is buried. Manolo agrees to interview Cepeda and attempts to free him from prison in exchange for information about the murders. Later that evening Manolo and his cameraman Ivan drive to the location Cepeda mentioned and dig up a shallow grave, indeed containing the body of a small girl.

Over the following days Manolo begins interviewing Cepeda, as well as Cepeda’s wife, son, and babysitter. While interviewing Cepeda, Manolo begins to suspect that Cepeda is, in fact, the Monster of Babahoyo and using him to exonerate himself. After attempting to get Cepeda to incriminate himself, Cepeda tells Manolo to leave and never come back before Manolo informs him that the interview which would free him will not be aired.

Manolo calls the authorities and tells them that he had been receiving anonymous calls about the location of the girl's grave. He discovers circumstantial evidence placing Cepeda at the locations of the murders on the dates they occurred; however, despite Manolo's request, the news agency airs Cepeda's interviews which help set Cepeda free. After being interviewed by authorities, Manolo and his crew return to Cepeda's home in search of him only to find that he left his pregnant wife alone at their house and took their son to school before leaving the area. Manolo is offered his own show on the news network and, after deciding against turning over the evidence to the police, the team arrives at the airport and part ways.


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