Secuestro Express (English Subtitled)

(71)IMDb 6.51 h 27 min2006R

From the producer of SIN CITY and ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO! Sexy Mía Maestro (TV's ALIAS, FRIDA) stars in this gripping crime thriller where every second is life and death! In Caracas, the most dangerous city on earth, kidnapping is a profitable and thriving business where gangs target upper-class citizens whose families are able to pay ransoms quickly and quietly.

Directors: Jonathan Jakubowicz

Starring: Mía Maestro Rubén Blades Carlos Julio Molina

Genres: Action Drama International Suspense

Subtitles: None available

Audio languages: English

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Dark & Powerful Crime Flick

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019

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Give this movie a watch, and you'll see a side of Venezuela that most people aren't familiar with. I was already a big fan of Tres Dueños before watching this, as well as Ruben Blades. The trio of rappers and the singer really bring something extra to this flick. It's very fast paced, filled with dark twists and turns, and the ending will definitely surprise you.

Budú of Tres Dueños is like a runaway train, his portrayal of his character absolutely makes this movie. If you're into dark and gritty crime flicks, you need to watch this. I got it from Netflix a million years ago, and just had to get the DVD. Still one of the best in my collection.

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Kurt Harding

Electrifying Action

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2007

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Secuestro Express came to my attention through the recommendation of friends from South America. Many North Americans are aware of the huge problem with kidnappings in Mexico City and in parts of Colombia, but few are aware that it is a big problem in Caracas as well. Secuestro Express is a harrowing film that highlights the problem there, hints at its causes, and rhetorically proposes a solution.
Caracas is a big, modern city bursting with entrepreneurial energy. But it is also a place where tightly packed barrios of the poor crowd the hillsides in a rabbit's warren of poverty and despair. One of the things some of the idle of the barrios do is to kidnap middle-class and wealthy people in hopes of getting a lot of money with little effort. Secuestro Express is the fictionalized story of one couple who was kidnapped and the hate-fueled brutality of their kidnappers.
I won't recount the film, but the kidnappers not only extort money, they use the threat of murder (actual murder as well), rape (including homosexual sodomy), and physical torture to degrade and dehumanize both the victims and those who will pay the ransom. Two of the kidnappers seem to get as big thrill out of the physical and psychological brutality as they do out of the prospect of easy money. The third kidnapper shows a few shreds of human feeling and does his best to thwart his fellows' basest urges.
I would give this five stars, but there are a few scenes which are not really believable. One is where the kidnapped fiance is sodomizing rather than being sodomized by the gay drug dealer who is a friend of the kidnappers. Another is where Carla joins the kidnappers in ridiculing her fiance, although her disgust with having seen her boyfriend buggering the drug dealer is understandable.
Otherwise, the film imparts an overall feeling of menace, dread, and loathing. The almost non-stop electrifying action will keep you on the edge of your seat especially the "release scene" toward the end, the anti-climactic "rescue" and the re-release. Though, as some reviewers suggest, the movie often becomes Tarantino-esque, there are elements of reality throughout. The seeming intractability of the city's problems, from the drug-fueled violence of the barrios to the endemic police corruption, makes the viewer wonder about the city's future.
Secuestro Express is in Spanish with English subtitles. The value of this DVD is enhanced by the inclusion of some worthwhile extras. If you enjoy a well-made action film and have a high tolerance for extreme violence and the filthiest language, then this is a film that should be on your list.

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AnginSan99

Great movie, sad reality

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2015

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Great thrill ride of a movie. As a Venezuelan exile I can say that in my experience yes all those things we see in the movie can and will happen to a lot of people. However, I had a problem with how is depicted Venezuelan youth as being widely into drugs. I haven't lived there since I was 15 years old, and I was pretty sheltered, but I don't think all Venezuelan girls carry a vial around their necks with some illicit drug in order to have a "good time". Everything else was great! Very well done!

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Arturo M. Perez

Excellent venezuelan movie

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2007

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I feel proud knowing that this good quality movie was made in Venezuela by Venezuelans, and the storyline is breath taking. However I didn't like they way they portrait our country to the rest of the world. In the back of the dvd box it reads "Caracas, the most dangerous city in the world", I used to live there and it is obviously not the most dangerous city in the world. There is crime, of course but in my 19 years I lived down there I was never robbed, kidnapped or anything. You just have to be careful where you go and specially at nights. I've had some friends who have been through this horrible experience, but it was never like the movie. Please do not profile Venezuela because of this movie, it is still a great country despite of our pity government, it is a great place to go for vacations!

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Rafael Molina

Muy buena!

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2019

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Great movie! excelente pelicula Venezolana!!!

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Anderson

Una Cruda realidad

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020

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Una de las mejores películas latino americanas que muestra una realidad que se vive día a día, excelentes actores y Director!!

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Pat

Great movie

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016

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Great movie. It shows one of the many facets Venezuela is going through, sad and terrible but true.

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Juan

One of the Best Venezuelan movies

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013

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Secuestro express captures the reality of the common crime in Venezuela, and the fear that we live in a daily basis.

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ReviewMan

Ugh

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2020

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Far too violent for my tastes.

Tony

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2017

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good film

Maya Halford-Guerra

it arrived and it worked :)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2019

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can't really ask for much more from a dvd

Carlos De Sousa

very real

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2012

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I'm from Caracas and I must say that almost everything in this movie is very close to reality, plus it has good English subtitles

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LaSourisBlanche

Too Hollywood!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2008

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Secuestro Express was definately worth watching, although it's beginning and synopsis promise more than it can deliver. From the outset we are thrown into a violent latin American world and it does not take long for us to worry about the characters! Unfortunately for die - hard non-westernised film lovers the film cannot shake the pervading sense of Hollywood throughout. At times the kidnapper's behaviour is completely unbelieveable and the victim's reactions are not far behind. There is clearly a heavy American influence on the movie. One of the most pleasing things about non-English language films is that 'what can happen next?' factor, something which is sadly lacking in secuestro express.

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