# Secuestro Express (2004)

> A volatile Venezuelan crime thriller traps an affluent couple in an express kidnapping that exposes the violence of class inequality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15442

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
- Cast: Mía Maestro, Rubén Blades, Carlos Julio Molina, Pedro Perez, Carlos Madera, Jean Paul Leroux, Miguelangel Landa, Elba Escobar
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371939/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, frantic, visceral, intense thriller night, world cinema viewing

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