Running Time
175
min
MPAA rating
Unrated
Release Date
Oct 15, 2010
Carlos
"Carlos" tells the story of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez who, for two decades, was one of the most wanted terrorists on the planet. Between 1974, in London, where he tried to assassinate a British businessman; and 1994, when he was arrested in Khartoum, he lived several lives under various pseudonyms, weaving his way through the complexities of international politics of the period. Who was Carlos? How did his various multi-layered identities fit together? Who was he before engaging body and soul in a… Show more
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The terrorist (Édgar Ramírez) strides into the conference room where his band of radical leftists have taken hostages. He shoots a minor functionary to death without batting an eye, then addresses the crowd of 60 OPEC ministers: “My name is Carlos. You may have heard of me.’’ The date is Dec. 20, 1975, the place Vienna, and for the briefest of moments the image that the terrorist carries in his head finally jibes with reality. He’s the rock star of the international revolution.
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