
Beltenebros (1991)
Release Year: 1991
Nation: Netherlands, Spain
Alternative Title: Prince of Shadows
Director: Pilar Miró
Writer: Antonio Muñoz Molina, Juan Antonio Porto, Mario Camus, Pilar Miró
Production & Genre
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Story
Captain Darman, a communist party hitman living in exile in Brighton, England, runs a bookshop until he receives a coded message summoning him back to Spain. His mission: execute a traitor. As he prepares for the hit, doubts about his target's guilt arise, echoing similarities to a previous assassination that now seems unjustified.
Summary
Beltenebros is a Spanish thriller-drama from 1991 directed by Pilar Miró. The film follows Captain Darman, a former communist party hitman living in exile and running a bookshop in Brighton, England. When he receives a coded message ordering him to execute a traitor back in Spain, he begins to question his mission's validity based on past experiences.