A romantic hostage drama (yes, you read that right) set in the fictitious
South American country of Tecala (the movie was shot in Ecuador, standing in
for Columbia). Alice (Meg Ryan) and Peter Bowman (David Morse) are in Tecala
so Peter can supervise the construction of a dam backed by an American oil
company. Their marriage is on shaky ground; David is thrilled to be on a
project he believes (a bit naively) will benefit impoverished, rural Tecalans,
while Alice is stuck in a funk over the miscarriage she had in Africa during
Peter's last job. Then Peter is kidnapped by a volatile guerrilla group with
ties to the country's thriving drug...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
135 mins