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"If It's On TV, It Must Be The Truth."

2004 1h 48m ES

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6.4

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71%

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 53🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes●63Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 3,544

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Synopsis

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A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."

“If It's On TV, It Must Be The Truth.”

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Cast

John Leguizamo
Manolo Bonilla
Damián Alcázar
Vinicio Cepeda
Leonor Watling
Marisa Iturralde
Alfred Molina
Victor Hugo Puente
José María Yázpik
Iván Suárez
Camilo Luzuriaga
Capitán Bolivar Rojas
Henry Layana
Don Lucho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sebastián Cordero
Writers: Sebastián Cordero
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Mexico, Ecuador

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Mexico, Ecuador.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sebastián Cordero, shot by Enrique Chediak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Iván Mora Manzano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Leguizamo and Damián Alcázar and Leonor Watling carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If It's On TV, It Must Be The Truth.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sebastián Cordero directs. Enrique Chediak behind the camera. Antonio Pinto scores. Iván Mora Manzano cuts. Produced in Mexico, Ecuador. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: Mexico, Ecuador.
4Directed by Sebastián Cordero, shot by Enrique Chediak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Iván Mora Manzano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Leguizamo and Damián Alcázar and Leonor Watling carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "If It's On TV, It Must Be The Truth.".
9IMDB entry: tt0382621 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.