A military satire in the tradition of
M*A*S*H and
Catch-22, based on Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa's 1973 book. Sex-starved soldiers stationed at remote jungle posts pose an ongoing problem for the military until General Collazos (Gianfranco Brero) hits on an idea. Why not establish an orderly, well-supervised program to send hookers where their services are most needed? Local women would be safe, soldiers would be satisfied, officers wouldn't be wasting time policing sex offenders. The program would have to be top secret, of course, and administered by someone of the utmost probity. And that's where Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar)...
Released:
1999
Rated:
R
Length:
137 mins