The Chosen
6.6
“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.
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Cast
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Alfonso Herrera
Ramón Mercader
Known for
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Hannah Murray
Sylvia Ageloff
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Game of Thrones
Skins
Henry Goodman
Trotsky
Known for
The New Pope
The Saint
Julian Sands
Kotov
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Rose Red
Leaving Las Vegas
Elvira Mínguez
Caridad Mercader
Known for
Veneno
The Invisible Guardian
Emilio Echevarría
Salazar
Known for
Amores Perros
Die Another Day
Frances Barber
Natalia Sedova
Known for
Great Expectations
A Zed & Two Noughts
Alejandro Calva
Siqueiros
Known for
The Inmate
Senora Acero
Roger Casamajor
Carles Vidal
Known for
Pan's Labyrinth
La Mesías
Javier Godino
Costa
Known for
Into the Night
The Secret in Their Eyes
Toby Harper
Robins
Known for
Second Name
Alexander Holtmann
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Antonio Chavarrías Director · Arnau Bataller Composer Guillermo Granillo Cinematographer
First release September 2, 2016 · Produced in Mexico, Spain · Languages English, French, Russian, Spanish
Production
Oberón Cinematográfica
Production
Alebrije Producciones
Production
Altavista Films
Production
TVE
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TV3
Production
Ibermedia
Production
Mexico · Spain
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Languages
Original title
El elegido
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 2, 2016
Theatrical
Mexico · September 2, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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