Whisky Romeo Zulu (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Enrique Piñeyro

Escritores:

Enrique Piñeyro (writer)
Emiliano Torres (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

21 abril 2005 (Argentina)

Género:

Drama | Suspenso

Plot Keywords:

Whistleblower | Accident | Business | Airline | Business Executive

Premios:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Chilling since it's based on a true situation - highly recommended

Reparto

Enrique Piñeyro	...	T
Mercedes Morán	...	Marcela
Alejandro Awada	...	Gonzalo
Adolfo Yanelli
Carlos Portaluppi	...	Gordo
Martin Slipak	...	Pequeño T
Alejandro Polledo
Silvina Bosco
Emiliano Fernández
Paulo Brunetti
Sergio Boris
Miguel Dedovich
Pablo Razuk
Marcos Montes
Gustavo Pastorini

También conocida como:

Costanera norte (Argentina) (working title)

Duración:

Argentina:105 min

País:

Argentina

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

France:U | Argentina:Atp

Locaciones de Filmación:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Compañía:

Aquafilms

Errores:

Anacronismos: In the scene where T and the other pilot are talking inside an ESSO gas station, a "energy" sign can be seen in the background. This brand of fuel was not available until 2004, while the movie takes place in 1999.

Conexiones de Película:

Seguido por Fuerza aérea sociedad anónima (2006)

Chilling since it's based on a true situation - highly recommended

Although I give the director (and lead actor) Enrique Pineyro some creative license to include a "love interest," this is an engrossing and shocking film that exposes a real airline run by the Argentine air force (LAPA, and thank god they are no longer around) that sacrifices safety in order to save money and look good. The result of their mismanagement and flagrant disregard for safety, maintenance, and their pilots themselves was the fatal crash in 1999 on a street just a few feet from the downtown Buenos Aires airport. Filmed realistically on location, the film tells the story of a "whistle-blower" pilot (played by Pineyro himself, who was actually once a LAPA pilot)who won't compromise on safety but it mortified by what he is told to do and cover up. Pineyro's second film, "Fuerza Aerea S.A." (which I saw yesterday) is a sort of a sequel, but a documentary that deals with the problem of the air force overseeing civil aviation in Argentina. Both films have caused quite a stir and is equally chilling. Last night I read that this is being changed, directly because of Pineyro's film. Both are well worth watching, but unfortunately not released in the US yet. Highly recommended.