A Show of Force (1990)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Release: 1990-05-11
Director: Bruno Barreto
Writers: Anne Nelson , Evan Jones , John Strong
Language: English | Spanish
Stars: Amy Irving , Robert Duvall , Andy Garcia , Lou Diamond Phillips , Kevin Spacey , Erik Estrada (I) , Juan Fernández , Lupe Ontiveros , León Singer , Priscilla Pointer
Runtime: 95 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Assassinato Sob Duas Bandeiras (Brazil) , Voimannäyttö (Finland) , Prova di forza (Italy) , テロリストを撃て！ (Japan) , Pokaz siły (Poland) , Die Stärke der Macht (Germany) , Desfasurare de forte (Romania) , État de force (France, French Republic) , Демонстрация силы , A Show of Force , Prova de Força (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Complotul (Romania) , A Show of Force (Sweden) , Bajo otra bandera (Spain) , A Show of Force (United States of America) , A terror csapdájában (Hungary) , Avslöjandet (Sweden) , Bir Güç Gösterisi (Turkey) , A Show of Force (United Kingdom) , Apostoli sto Puerto Rico (Greece)
Plot: Porto Rico, 1978. The Antillian autonomous US Commonwealth is divided by supporters of becoming a full US member state and independence activists, including a violent wing the governor labels as terrorists. Divorced reporter Kate Melendez, widow of independista lawyer Juan, gets in personal danger when she stumbles on a dark set-up. Federal agent Jesus Fuentes officially infiltrated an operation to illegally broadcast a message on Constitution Day in which students Jorge Rey and Alfredo Ruiz are killed. He instigates kidnappings and murders, covered by powerful people. She's scared away, but the senate appoints a special investigator, Luis Angel Mora.
IMDB:tt0100606