Pinochet in Suburbia
6.0
2006
1h 30m
DramaHistoryTV Movie
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
Key Crew
Director
Richard Curson Smith
Producers
Richard Curson Smith
Writers
Richard Curson Smith
Cinematography
Jeff Baynes
Music
Andrew Phillips
Cast (26)
Derek Jacobi
Senator Augusto Pinochet
Phyllida Law
Lucia Pinochet
