The Uprising

The Uprising

101 mins | Drama, War | Oct. 23, 1980

This movie is about the liberation by the Sandinistas of the Anastasio Somoza regime in NIcaragua. The movie covers some of te key points in the fight for León, a city close to the capital Managua, and the first liberated territory. Many of the inhabitants of León who participated in the guerrilla and members of the sandinista army participated in the film.

The Uprising

101 mins | Drama, War | Oct. 23, 1980

The Uprising
This movie is about the liberation by the Sandinistas of the Anastasio Somoza regime in NIcaragua. The movie covers some of te key points in the fight for León, a city close to the capital Managua, and the first liberated territory. Many of the inhabitants of León who participated in the guerrilla and members of the sandinista army participated in the film.
Producers ZDF, Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF), Provobis Film, Independent Film, Instituto Nicaraguense de Cine (INCINE), Istmo Film S.A.
Original title La Insurrección
Directors Antonio Yglesias, Ulla Ziemann, Peter Lilienthal
Writers Antonio Skármeta, Peter Lilienthal

Cast

Augustin Pereira

as Agustin

Carlos Catania

as Vater

Óscar Castillo

as Offizier

Guido Saenz

as Onkel

Vicky Montero

as Schwester

Flavio Fernández

as Ignacio

Roger Barrios

as Roger