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A rugged action film about three rookie kidnappers who scramble as their ill-fated plan falls apart. About the terrible wages of violence and crime.

Filmed in four days on location in the mountainous central region of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
. NYU film school masters thesis of Dominican-American Juan Castillo (filmmaker)
Juan Castillo (filmmaker)

BIOGRAPHY Award-winning filmmaker from the Dominican Republic, grew up in New York City. First Dominican admitted to New York University's graduate film school, where he was Spike Lee's Teaching Assistant and his thesis film, Secuestro, won the Spike Lee Fellowship....
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A rugged action film about three rookie kidnappers who scramble as their ill-fated plan falls apart. About the terrible wages of violence and crime.

Filmed in four days on location in the mountainous central region of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
. NYU film school masters thesis of Dominican-American Juan Castillo (filmmaker)
Juan Castillo (filmmaker)

BIOGRAPHY Award-winning filmmaker from the Dominican Republic, grew up in New York City. First Dominican admitted to New York University's graduate film school, where he was Spike Lee's Teaching Assistant and his thesis film, Secuestro, won the Spike Lee Fellowship....
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AWARDS

NYU Graduate Film Program awards: Screenwriting, Production, Ensemble Cast, Cinematography, Editing, Directing--the only foreign language NYU graduate thesis film to ever garner all key category awards

Showtime Network Latino Filmmakers Showcase

NYU Spike Lee Fellowship
Spike Lee Fellowship

The Spike Lee Fellowship is a top award for thesis film in New York University's graduate film program. Select graduate thesis films are nominated by the department's faculty and one film is selected winner....


Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) Maria Montez
Marķa Montez

Mar?a Montez was a Dominican Republic-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure film....
 short film first prize

CAST

Leidy Luna, Segunda

Elvis Nolasco, Jefe

Tony Pascual, Novato

Robert Santana, Victim

OTHER

Genre: Action-Suspense-Thriller

Duration: 30 minutes

Color: color

Format: 35mm

Locations: Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....