La toma de la embajada vs The Departed
The Departed has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6/10 for La toma de la embajada). La toma de la embajada is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 31m. La toma de la embajada is the older of the two (2000 against 2006). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
La toma de la embajada
The Departed| La toma de la embajada | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Ciro Durán | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Vicky Hernández, Manuel Busquets, Demián Bichir, Fabiana Medina, Roberto Colmenares | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
La toma de la embajada
Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.
The Departed
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
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