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A Show of Force
1990
· Movie
· 95 min
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In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
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- Director
- Bruno Barreto
- Writers
- Evan Jones, John Strong
- Released
- 11 May 1990
- Country
- United States, Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
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