Although American journalist Sam Conway (Cyril O'Reilly) is in San Pedro, a third world Latin American country, to cover the upcoming visit of the Pope, he stumbles across an even better story: insurrection by the peasantry. Because he's counting on favorable coverage of the pontiff's visit to generate an economic windfall, President Mendoza (F. Murray Abraham) swiftly orders Colonel Alvarez (Albert Isola) to round up guerrilla leader Marcos (Carlos Carrasco) and his freedom fighters. Mendoza won't let anything stand in his way, not even a predicted volcanic eruption. Meanwhile, Sam learns of Marcos's crusade for social justice from Dr. Luisa Soares (Patricia Velasqu...
Released:
1999
Rated:
R
Length:
92 mins