La toma de la embajada vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6/10 for La toma de la embajada). La toma de la embajada is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2000). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
La toma de la embajada
The Silence of the Lambs| La toma de la embajada | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ciro Durán | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Vicky Hernández, Manuel Busquets, Demián Bichir, Fabiana Medina, Roberto Colmenares | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
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 Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
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