Paper Dove

Paper Dove

90 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2003

Juan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose.

Paper Dove

90 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2003

Paper Dove
Juan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Luna Llena Films
Original title Paloma de papel
Directors Fabrizio Aguilar
Writers Gianfranco Annichini, Fabrizio Aguilar

Cast

Eduardo Cesti

as Viejo

Liliana Trujillo

as Domitila

Sergio Galliani

as Wilmer

Melania Urbina

as Yeni

Tatiana Astengo

as Carmen

Jesús Carbajal

as Modesto