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RUNTIME
Did you know
85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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El despiadado
"The Merciless, true story"
1990 1h 25m ES
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7.3
SOLID
★7.3TMDB · 6
Drama
Synopsis
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Christian movie based on real events. Based on the real story of a drug trafficker, who paradoxically found his freedom inside the jail.
“The Merciless, true story”
Cast
Fernando Ciangherotti
Pedro
Sebastián Ligarde
El Cuñado
Alejandro Subirato
Luis
Gerardo Paz
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Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paco del Toro
- Writers
- Gerardo Paz
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paco del Toro directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Fernando Ciangherotti and Sebastián Ligarde and Alejandro Subirato carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The Merciless, true story".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0393205 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Paco del Toro
Production companies
Who made it
- AR
Armagedon Films
Key crew
- ScriptGerardo Paz
- CinematographyAriel Castillero
- ProducerGerardo Paz
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- religion
- drugs
- real
- cristiano
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical1990-12-25
