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Pinochet in Suburbia
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
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In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
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Genre:Drama, History, TV Movie
Written By:Richard Curson Smith
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Tiger Aspect, BBC, HBO Films
Cast
Richard Curson Smith
Director
Derek Jacobi
Senator Augusto Pinochet
Phyllida Law
Lucia Pinochet
Peter Capaldi
Andy McEntee
Anna Massey
Baroness Thatcher
Yolanda Vazquez
Nicole Drouilly
Daniel Cerqueira
Victor Jobim
Jessica Hynes
WPC Broughton
Pip Torrens
Michael Caplan
Tim McMullan
Di Parfrey
Susan Wooldridge
Pam Harris
Michael Maloney
Jack Straw
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