El Comité
- Release Date
- 2006-03-26
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
Overview
A documentary chronicle of the prisoners’ takeover of the Garcia Moreno Penitentiary in Quito, Ecuador. The prisoners find they suddenly have a voice after they take 360 people hostage, and a pattern of abuse and corruption by the guards toward the prisoners becomes clear after lengthy negotiations.