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Pinochet in Suburbia

60% | Mar 26, 2006 | Drama, History, TV Movie

In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.

Featured Crew

Richard Curson Smith
Director
Andrew Phillips
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Derek Jacobi
Senator Augusto Pinochet
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Phyllida Law
Lucia Pinochet
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Peter Capaldi
Andy McEntee
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Anna Massey
Baroness Thatcher
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Yolanda Vazquez
Nicole Drouilly

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