A Show of Force is a 1990 thriller drama film directed by Bruno Barreto. The film is based on events and theories surrounding the Maravilla Hill case in Puerto Rico adapted from Anne Nelson's book, Murder Under Two Flags.
Plot In 1978, Kate Melendez is a television news reporter who investigates the mysterious deaths of two radical Puerto Rican activists. The government claims they were terrorists while others claim the two were merely student activists. Despite threats to her own life, Melendez investigates the deaths, gradually leading her to conclude that undercover American agents were responsible for framing the activists as terrorists, and then murdering them.
Cast Actor Role Amy Irving Kate Melendez Andy García Luis Angel Mora Lou Diamond Phillips Jesus Fuentes Robert Duvall Howard Kevin Spacey Frank Curtin Erik Estrada Machado Jorge Castillo Nestor Chavez Lupe Ontiveros Pepita
See also Cinema of Puerto Rico List of films set in Puerto Rico
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