mexico city, mexico,spanish civil war (1936-39),biography,based on true story,historical figure,political assassination,historical event,1940s,1930s,soviet union history

The Chosen (2016)

Poster for The Chosen

Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.

Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.

Cast & Crew

Director
Antonio Chavarrías
  • Profile picture of Alfonso Herrera
    Ramón Mercader Alfonso Herrera
  • Profile picture of Hannah Murray
    Sylvia Ageloff Hannah Murray
  • Profile picture of Henry Goodman
    Trotsky Henry Goodman
  • Profile picture of Julian Sands
    Kotov Julian Sands
  • Profile picture of Elvira Mínguez
    Caridad Mercader Elvira Mínguez
  • Profile picture of Emilio Echevarría
    Salazar Emilio Echevarría
  • Profile picture of Frances Barber
    Natalia Sedova Frances Barber
  • Profile picture of Alejandro Calva
    Siqueiros Alejandro Calva

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Keywords

  • mexico city, mexico
  • spanish civil war (1936-39)
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • historical figure
  • political assassination
  • historical event
  • 1940s
  • 1930s
  • soviet union history